Look up: mongoose

1. mongoose
   [n] - agile grizzled Old World viverrine
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2. Mongoose
   Mon'goose noun ; plural Mongooses . [ Tamil manegos .] A Madagascan lemur ( Lemur mongos ).
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3. mongoose
   noun agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
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4. Mongoose
   • (n.) Alt. of Mongoos • (n.) A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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5. mongoose
   any of numerous species of small, bold, predatory carnivores found mainly in Africa but also in southern Asia and southern Europe. Mongooses are ... [2 related articles]
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6. mongoose
   mongoose, name for a large number of small, carnivorous, terrestrial Old World mammals of the civet family. They are found in S Asia and in Africa, with one species extending into S Spain. Mongooses are fierce, active hunters, feeding on a variety of ground-living animals, as well as eggs, and, in s...
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7. Mongoose
   The mongoose (Herpestes mungo) is a small, Indian carnivorous mammal, allied to the civets, that is often kept for its ability to kill snakes and rats. It was the mongoose ability to kill rats that led to its being introduced into the West Indies in 1872.
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8. mongoose
   Any of a group of carnivorous tropical mammals. The Indian mongoose (H. mungo) is greyish in colour and about 50 cm/1.5 ft long, with a long tail. It can be tamed and is often kept for its ability to kill snakes. Like the snakes themselves, the acetylcholine receptors connecting the mongooses' nerves and muscle cells are ...
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9. Mongoose
   `Mongoose` (Herpestidae) are a family of 33 living species of small carnivorans from southern Eurasia and mainland Africa. Four additional species from Madagascar in the subfamily Galidiinae, which were previously classified in this family, are also referred to as "mongooses" or "mong...
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10. Mongoose
    (bicycles) `Mongoose` is a brand name of performance bicycles originally designed, manufactured, and sold by BMX Products, Inc. Mongoose merged in 2001 with Pacific Cycle, a subsidiary of Dorel Industries. It produces several models of BMX, mountain bikes, and street bicycles, making ample us...
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11. Mongoose
    (comics) `Mongoose` is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe. Fictional character biography: Apparently, Mongoose was a real mongoose before his powers were genetically engineered by the High Evolutionary to serve as his agent. At one point, the Mong...
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12. Mongoose
    (cricket bat) The `Mongoose MMi3` is a cricket bat specifically designed for Twenty20 cricket.--> The design is unusual in that the blade is 33% shorter than a conventional bat and the handle is 43% longer.--> On 11 March 2010, Mongoose launched its range in India with the announcement of bot...
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