单词 | yellow mongoose |
释义 | > as lemmasyellow mongoose yellow mongoose n. a bushy-tailed mongoose with a yellowish coat, Cynictis penicillata, which lives in colonies and is native to southern Africa.Also called red meerkat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > [noun] > family Herpestidae > genus Herpestes (mongoose) ichneumon1572 rat of Inde1601 Pharaoh's rat1605 Indian mouse1607 Pharaoh's mouse1607 Indian rat1613 mongoose1673 mungo1752 vansire1774 yellow mongoose1917 1917 Jrnl. E. Afr. & Uganda Nat. Hist. Soc. 6 196 One yellow mongoose, since mounted. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1174/2 The yellow mongoose frequents open country, preferably with loose soil, but may take refuge among rocks or in brush along the banks of streams when disturbed. 2008 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 7 People in Joburg are seeing more yellow mongooses in their gardens, as well as more reptiles. < as lemmas |
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