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Meaning
Noun
●
In Euplerids & Herpestids:
Any of several
species
of
generalist
predatory
Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various
species
range in
size
from
rats
to large
cats
. The Indian
mongoose
is
noted
as a
predator
of
venomous
snakes
, though other
mongoose
species
have
similar
habits.
●
Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy
mongooses
, only
distantly
related to the Herpestidae, but
resembling
them in
appearance
and
habits
, with
larger
ears
and
ringed
tails.
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Origin
mongoose
English
mangus
Portuguese
मुंगूस
Marathi
ముంగిస
Telugu
Sourced from
Etym
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