mongoose

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Mongoos

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ichneumon fox badger armadillo animal weasel ferret genet penis mammal mungo civet mangosteen meerkat bat
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Hypernyms

viverrine viverrine mammal

Hyponyms

ichneumon Herpestes nyula Indian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon

Phrases with the word

Malagasy mongoose african mongoose water mongoose Angolan slender mongoose Bengal mongoose black-footed mongoose

Anagrams

gonosome

Examples

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. Rudyard Kipling

The trouble with witches is that they'll never run away from things they really hate. And the trouble with small furry animals in a corner is that, just occasionally, one of them's a mongoose. Terry Pratchett

A fifth edition (Mongoose RuneQuest II / MRQ2) was published in January 2010, but Mongoose Publishing's licence for Gloranthan material lapsed in May 2011. Source: Internet

After losing the license to use the RuneQuest name and Glorantha setting, Mongoose Publishing announced the release of a new series of books under the title of Legend, which are designed to be 100% compatible with the RuneQuest II ruleset. Source: Internet

Currently Active Though nearly all older versions of Traveller are available in PDF format, Traveller5 and Mongoose Traveller 2nd Ed. are the two current rulesets. Source: Internet

He appeared as the main antagonist "Mongoose" in a live TV series adaptation of the comic/video game of XIII on NBC in 2009. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mongoloidism mongongo mongoos mongoose bat mongoose lemur mongra