Mongoose

A mongoose is a species of carnivorous mammal. There are two types:

The Herpestidae, the group to which, until recently, all mongooses belonged;

The Galidiinae, or "Malagasy Mongooses", of Madagascar, which were reclassified from the Herpestidae to the Malagasy Carnivore group in 2006.

Mongoose may also refer to:

Machines and Equipment

• Agusta A129 Mangusta "Mongoose" Attack Helicopter
• Mongoose (server), a lightweight Web server (successor of shttpd).
• Mongoose-V, a series of 32-bit computer processors used for NASA satellites.
• Mongoose (bicycles), a brand name of bicycles produced by Pacific Cycle.
• Mongoose Cricket Bat, a cricket bat for 20/20 games.

Companies

• Mongoose Publishing, British manufacturer of role-playing books, pewter miniatures, and card games.

People

• Mongoose Harewood, a footballer

Historical Events:

• Operation Mongoose, the code name of one of several military actions.

Fictional Characters

• Mongoose, a Marvel Comics super-villain.
• The Mongoose, a notorious hitman in Jean van Hamme & William Vance's graphic novel, XIII (comics).
• Mongoose, nickname of fictional basketball player Billy Joe Cuthbert
• Mina Mongoose and Isabella Mongoose, fictional characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.
• Gef the Talking Mongoose, the myth of a ghostly mongoose from the Isle of Man.
• Sauce for the Mongoose, a novel written by Bruce Kinloch about a family adopting a mongoose as a pet.

In Computer Gaming:

• The Mongoose, an all-terrain vehicle from Halo 3.
• Mongoose, a unit in the computer game Emperor: Battle for Dune.
• Mongoose, a chaotic MOO.

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