indian mongoose

1. 1.

   keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

   SynonymsHerpestes nyula

   Broadermongoose

Questions about indian mongoose

What does indian mongoose mean?

indian mongoose means "keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated".

What is another word for indian mongoose?

Close synonyms include Herpestes nyula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is indian mongoose a common word?

indian mongoose is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.