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Definition of Indian mongoose
1. Noun. Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Mongoose
Literary usage of Indian mongoose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer (1902)
"The unfortunate introduction of the English sparrow into this country is mentioned,
and the equally unfortunate introduction of the East Indian mongoose ..."
2. The Indian Forester (1896)
"... and protection of insect-eating birds, and here I may mention that the West
Indian mongoose would be most gratefully exchanged for the English sparrow. ..."
3. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"The last count in the indictment may seem hard to believe; but it is a fact that
the Indian mongoose often resorts to fruit and vegetable food. ..."
4. Our West Indian Neighbors: The Islands of the Caribbean Sea. "Americas̕ by Frederick Albion Ober (1912)
"... buccaneer, cutthroat, piratical gentleman of the sea, finds its parallel in
an event of modern times, to wit, the case of the East- Indian mongoose. ..."
5. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"... the langur or hanuman monkey, hare, palm- squirrel, porcupine, Indian wild
boar, jackal, Indian fox, Indian palm-civet, and the common Indian mongoose. ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The Indian mongoose (H. mungo) is considerably smaller than the Egyptian animal,
with fur of a pale-grey colour, the hairs being largely white-ringed, ..."
7. The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of Thw by Charles John Cornish (1908)
"THE Indian mongoose This universal favourite is one of the largest, the head and
body being from 15 to 18 inches ..."
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