Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of African viverrine quadrupeds of the subfamily Rhinogalinœ. The Mungos fasciatus is a common species.
  • noun [l. c] Same as mongoos.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mungos.

Examples

  • "Ophiorhiza mungos" amended to _Ophiorrhiza mungos_.

    Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861

  • Hence has probably arisen the long list of plants, such as the _Ophioxylon serpentinum_ and _Ophiorhiza mungos_, the _Aristolochia

    Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon James Emerson Tennent 1836

  • _Ophiorhiza mungos_, the _Aristolochia Indica_, the _Mimosa octandru_, and others, each of which has been asserted to be the ichneumon's specific; whilst their multiplicity is demonstrative of the non-existence of any one in particular to which the animal resorts for an antidote.

    Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836

  • If they are the mungos that wrote above, then its our bed we made it.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • If they are the mungos that wrote above, then its our bed we made it.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • If they are the mungos that wrote above, then its our bed we made it.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • If you think the constant anti-social behaviour is ok, perhaps they could move in with you andy. concern for others welfare does not mean we should suffer the abuse and intimidation on a daily and nightly basis, next time cook them chips at your house and god help the neighbours. these places such as st, johns and mungos only facilitate this anarchy. nonesomuch, what a simple and great comparison! timothy, I see you've joined today and left your 'personality' on the forum.

    London SE1 community website 2009

  • If you think the constant anti-social behaviour is ok, perhaps they could move in with you andy. concern for others welfare does not mean we should suffer the abuse and intimidation on a daily and nightly basis, next time cook them chips at your house and god help the neighbours. these places such as st, johns and mungos only facilitate this anarchy. nonesomuch, what a simple and great comparison! timothy, I see you've joined today and left your 'personality' on the forum.

    London SE1 community website 2009

  • If you think the constant anti-social behaviour is ok, perhaps they could move in with you andy. concern for others welfare does not mean we should suffer the abuse and intimidation on a daily and nightly basis, next time cook them chips at your house and god help the neighbours. these places such as st, johns and mungos only facilitate this anarchy. nonesomuch, what a simple and great comparison! timothy, I see you've joined today and left your 'personality' on the forum.

    London SE1 community website 2009

  • Aristolochia anguicida, Cerbera thevetia, Ophoiorhiza mungos, Polygala senega, Nicotiana tabacum, (One of the remedies most used in Spanish

    Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America 1851

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.