MONGOOSES

Meaning of MONGOOSES in English

(pl. ) of Mongoose

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

MONGOOSES — add. ·pl of mongoose.
Webster English vocab
MONGOOSES — Мангусты
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VIVERRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English ācweorna squirrel, Lithuanian …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEERKAT — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch, a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch meercatte monkey, from meer sea + catte cat …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NENE — or Hawaiian goose Species ( Branta sandvicensis ) of goose , the state bird of Hawaii. A close relative of …
Английский словарь Британика
MONGOOSE — Any of the 37 species of carnivore s constituting the family Herpestidae, found in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. Herpestes …
Английский словарь Британика
MEERKAT — or suricate colonial species ( Suricata suricatta ) of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is a burrowing carnivore found in …
Английский словарь Британика
VIVERRIDAE — -rəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Viverra, type genus + -idae : a large family of somewhat …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SURICATE — ˈsu̇rəˌkāt noun also su·ri·cat -kat ( -s ) Etymology: French surikate, probably from native name in southern Africa : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONGOOSE — ˈmä]ŋˌgüs, ]nˌ- sometimes ˈmə]\ noun ( plural mongooses ) Etymology: Hindi mũgūs, mãgūs, from Prakrit maṅguso, perhaps of Dravidian origin; …
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MEERKAT — noun or mier·kat ˈmi(ə)rˌkat ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans meerkat, from Dutch, a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch meercatte …
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ICHNEUMIA — ikˈn(y)ümēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ichneumon + New Latin -ia : a genus of African carnivorous …
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HERPESTES — ˌhərˈpe(ˌ)stēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek herpēstēs animal that walks on all four feet, from herpēstēs, adjective, …
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GALIDICTIS — ˌgaləˈdiktə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek galideus young weasel + iktis yellow-breasted marten : a genus of …
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GALIDIA — gəˈlidēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek galideus young weasel (diminutive of galeē weasel) + New Latin -ia …
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SURICATE — /soor"i kayt'/ , n. a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONGOOSE — /mong"goohs', mon"-/ , n. , pl. mongooses . 1. a slender, ferretlike carnivore, Herpestes edwardsi, of India, that feeds on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIVERRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English āc weorna squirrel, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEERKAT — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch, a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch meercatte monkey, from meer sea + catte cat …
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CARNIVORE — [ 'kα:nɪvɔ: ] ■ noun an animal that feeds on flesh. ↘ Zoology a mammal of the order Carnivora, which …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEERKAT — [meer.kat] n [Afrik, fr. D, a kind of monkey, fr. MD meercatte monkey, fr. meer sea + catte cat] (1801): …
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LINSANG — [lin.sang] n [Jav lingsang] (1821): either of two nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling Asian mammals (Prionodon pardicolor and P. linsang) that resemble …
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VIVERRID — any member of the family Viverridae, small mammals, order Carnivora, including the civets and mongooses. All are native to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SURICATE — Suricate (Suricata suricatta) also called Meerkat, or Slender-tailed Meerkat, also spelled Mierkat (Suricata suricatta), slender-bodied, burrowing carnivore of the civet …
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MONGOOSE — any of numerous small carnivores of the civet family (Viverridae) found in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. There are more …
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FLEA
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CARNIVORE — a member of the mammalian order Carnivora, literally meat eaters. The order Carnivora is composed of 10 families of primarily …
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SAINT LUCIA GAME RESERVE — sanctuary on the northeastern coast of KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa. It encompasses Lake St. Lucia, a shallow, H-shaped lagoon and …
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MONGOOSE — mon ‧ goose /ˈmɒŋɡuːs $ ˈmɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mongooses ) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Hindi …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONGOOSE — n. Any of the 37 species of carnivore s constituting the family Herpestidae, found in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. …
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