mongoose
/ˈmɒŋɡuːs/noun
उच्चारण मॉंगूस
नेवला
Core word
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a small animal with a long body and tail and brown or grey fur, found in hot countries and known for its ability to kill snakes
नेवला
- A mongoose ran across the garden path.
- The mongoose and the cobra fought for several minutes.
- The mongoose is famous for killing snakes.
+ 2 more examples
- A mongoose hid in the bushes behind the temple.
- Farmers keep a pet mongoose to scare away rats.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mongoose (countable; plural mongooses)
The plural of mongoose is mongooses, not mongeese.
Mongoose का बहुवचन mongooses है, mongeese नहीं।
- A mongoose is quick enough to catch a snake.
- Two mongooses ran across the road.
mongoose + verb: kill / fight / attack
The mongoose is known for fighting and killing snakes.
Mongoose साँपों से लड़ने और उन्हें मारने के लिए जाना जाता है।
- The mongoose attacked the cobra.
- A mongoose killed the snake in our garden.
mongoose in stories
Indian stories such as the Panchatantra feature a loyal pet mongoose.
पंचतंत्र जैसी भारतीय कहानियों में एक वफ़ादार पालतू नेवला आता है।
- In the Panchatantra, the mother killed her faithful mongoose by mistake.
mongoose + noun
Appears before words like family, species and hole.
Family, species और hole जैसे शब्दों से पहले आता है।
- The mongoose family lives under the old tree.
- A mongoose hole was found near the field.
mongoose + cobra (Indian context)
The Indian grey mongoose is well known in India for hunting rats and snakes in fields and homes.
भारतीय धूसर नेवला भारत में खेतों और घरों में चूहों व साँपों का शिकार करने के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- The Indian grey mongoose lives near villages.
+Collocations 5
adjective + mongoose
wildpetsmallbravequickgrey
- The brave mongoose protected the baby.
verb + mongoose
spotchasefeedtamewatchsee
- We spotted a mongoose near the sugarcane field.
mongoose + noun
familyspeciestailfurburrow
- The mongoose burrow was hidden under a bush.
mongoose and snake
mongoose and cobramongoose and snakemongoose against a snake
- The fight between the mongoose and the cobra was short.
mongoose + behaviour
darthunt in packsstand on hind legshide in a burrow
- A mongoose darted across the path and vanished into the grass.
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- The mongoose slipped quickly out of the snake's reach.
नेवला तेज़ी से साँप की पहुँच से बाहर निकल गया।
- Radhika saw a mongoose cross the road near her school.
राधिका ने अपने स्कूल के पास एक नेवले को सड़क पार करते देखा।
- A mongoose has a long body and short legs.
नेवले का शरीर लंबा और पैर छोटे होते हैं।
- Farmers like mongooses because they eat rats and snakes.
किसानों को नेवले पसंद हैं क्योंकि वे चूहे और साँप खाते हैं।
- The story is about a boy and his pet mongoose.
कहानी एक बालक और उसके पालतू नेवले की है।
- The mongoose stood up on its hind legs to look around.
नेवला चारों ओर देखने के लिए पिछले पैरों पर खड़ा हो गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Two mongeese were seen.
✓ Two mongooses were seen.
The plural is mongooses.
'Mongoose' का बहुवचन 'mongooses' होता है, 'mongeese' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Plural: mongooses (not 'mongeese').
Plural में mongooses होता है ('mongeese' नहीं)।