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INDIAN MONGOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Indian mongoose mean?
• INDIAN MONGOOSE (noun)
The noun INDIAN MONGOOSE has 1 sense:
1. keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
Familiarity information: INDIAN MONGOOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Herpestes nyula; Indian mongoose
Hypernyms ("Indian mongoose" is a kind of...):
mongoose (agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents)
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