mongoose
Noun
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Agile grizzled Old World viverrine;
Preys on snakes and rodents (synset 102140201)is a type of: viverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old Worldsubtypes:- herpestes nyula, indian mongoose - keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
- herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon - northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
belongs to: genus herpestes, herpestes - mongooses
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