mongoose
/ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/ sustantivo C2En español: mangosta
- Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators 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.
Plural mongooses
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He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits.
When he revived, he was lying in the hot sun on the middle of a garden path, very draggled indeed, and a small boy was saying, “Here’s a dead mongoose.
It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity.
The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.
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