Значение

значений: 2
  1. 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.

    Manguste, Mungo

    мангу́стmangúst

    мангу́стаmanhústa

  2. Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance and habits, with larger ears and ringed tails.

Ещё определения
  • agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

Примеры

предложений: 7
  1. The mongoose has caught a snake.

  2. The mongoose feed on snakes and insects.

  3. The mongoose always stay together as a group.

  4. A mongoose and a cat are playing together.

  5. Never having seen a mongoose, I do not know what they are like.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
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small carnivore of the family Herpestidae:
Русский
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Deutsch
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small carnivore of the family Herpestidae:

Происхождение

First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese manguço, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs

First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese manguço, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)), from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- (“mongoose”). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English nǣderbita (literally “snake biter”).

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Формы

мн. число: mongooses
Ед. числоmongoose
Мн. числоmongooses

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Синонимы

синонимов: 1
mammal of the family Herpestidae:herpestid

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 3

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