Meanings (ES + gloss)
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.
After the mongoose had satisfied its appetite, we proceeded to examine with a pocket lens the wounds he had received from the cobra; and on cleansing one of these places, the lens…
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.
Phrases
African mongooseAngolan slender mongooseBengal mongooseCape gray mongooseEgyptian mongooseEthiopian dwarf mongooseGambian mongooseGrandidier's mongooseIndian brown mongooseIndian gray mongoose/Indian mongooseJackson's mongooseJavan mongooseLiberian mongooseMalagasy mongooseMeller's mongoosePousargues's mongooseSelous's mongooseSokoke dog mongooseSomalian slender mongoosebanded mongooseblack mongooseblack-footed mongooseblack-legged mongoosebrown-tailed mongoosebushy-tailed mongoosecollared mongoosecommon dwarf mongoosecommon mongoosecommon slender mongoosecrab-eating mongoosedwarf mongooselarge gray mongooselong-nosed mongoosemad as a mongoosemarsh mongoosemongoose batmongoose lemurnarrow-striped mongoosering-tailed mongooseruddy mongoose