INDIAN MONGOOSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

Synonyms:

Herpestes nyula; Indian mongoose

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Indian mongoose" is a kind of...):

mongoose (agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents)

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