mongoose

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الإنجليزية - التركية
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kuyruksüren
mongos
firavunfaresi
(isim) firavun faresi
{i} firavun faresi
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
Carnivores of the family Herpestidae. Various species range in size from small rats to large cats. Species such as the Indian mongoose are famed as predators of venomous snakes, but in fact the habits of mongooses vary. Most mongooses are generalist predators that will eat almost anything that they can overpower, ranging from insects and scorpions to rats
agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
{i} (Zoology) any of several ferret-like mammals that eat snakes and other animals (including rodents, birds, etc.)
Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus)
A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos)
A small carnivore of the family Herpestidae, a predator of poisonous snakes
A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India
mongooses a small furry tropical animal that kills snakes and rats. Any of the 37 species of carnivores constituting the family Herpestidae, found in Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. Rudyard Kipling's famous "Rikki-tikki-tavi" was an Indian, or gray, mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii); the meerkat is also a member of the mongoose family. Species range from 7 to 35 in. (17 to 90 cm) long, excluding the furry 6-12-in. (15-30-cm) tail. Mongooses have short legs, a pointed nose, and small ears. Most species are active during the day. The gray to brown fur may have light flecks or dark markings. Mongooses live in burrows, alone, in pairs, or in large groups, and they eat small mammals, birds, reptiles, eggs, and fruit. A few species are semiaquatic. Though not immune to venom, some species attack and kill poisonous snakes by cracking the skull with a powerful bite
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) mangust
banded mongoose
A mongoose of the species Mungos mungo, commonly found in the central and eastern parts of Africa
zebra mongoose
A banded mongoose
indian mongoose
keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
mongooses
plural of mongoose
mongooses
herpestes
mongoose

    الواصلة

    mon·goose

    التركية النطق

    mänggus

    النطق

    /ˈmäɴɢgo͞os/ /ˈmɑːŋɡuːs/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'män-"güs, 'mä[ ] (noun.) 1698. From Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस (mumgūsa), from Telugu ముంగిస (muMgisa).
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