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mongoose meaning in Kannada

ಮುಂಗುಸಿ muṅgusi

/ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs//ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/

mongoose in Kannada: ಮುಂಗುಸಿ (muṅgusi). In English, mongoose means 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.

Kannada words for mongoose

mongoose
ಮುಂಗುಸಿ muṅgusi

English meaning of mongoose

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun 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.

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Questions about mongoose in Kannada

What is the meaning of mongoose in Kannada?
Mongoose in Kannada is ಮುಂಗುಸಿ (muṅgusi).
mongoose ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Mongoose: ಮುಂಗುಸಿ (muṅgusi).
What does mongoose mean in English?
Mongoose means 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.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “mongoose”: ಮುಂಗುಸಿ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: mongoose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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