From Longman Dictionary mon‧goose /ˈmɒŋɡuːs $ ˈmɑːŋ-/ noun (plural mongooses) [countable] a small furry tropical animal that kills snakes and rats Example He fought and twisted and bit like a mongoose, to no avail I remember once a large white-tailed mongoose scuttled past within a few feet of us
From Longman Dictionary pack ˌanimal noun [countable] an animal used for carrying heavy loads, for example a horse Example The findings throw fresh light on the camel’s former popularity both as pack animal and military mount
From Longman Dictionary pach‧y‧derm /ˈpækɪdɜːm $ -dɜːrm/ noun [countable] echnical an animal with thick skin, such as an elephant Example He then elects to take his new pet to California, but he only has five days to unload his pachyderm High slung, low slung, wobbly, pointy, pert, pigeon or pachyderm
From Longman Dictionary o‧rang‧u‧tang /ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæŋ $ əˈræŋətæŋ/ (also orang-utan /-tæn/) noun [countable] a large ape with long arms and long orange-brown hair
From Longman Dictionary o‧ka‧pi /əʊˈkɑːpi $ oʊ-/ noun (plural okapi or okapis) [countable] an African animal like a giraffe, but with a shorter neck
From Longman Dictionary oc‧e‧lot /ˈɒsəlɒt $ ˈɑːsəlɑːt, ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] a large American wild cat that has a pattern of spots on its back Example Last week, Helen excelled herself – a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot This region of unusual geological features is home to a number of endangered species, including ocelot and jaguar The ocelot,…
From Longman Dictionary musk‧rat /ˈmʌskræt/ noun [countable] an animal which lives in water in North America Example He has that blank muskrat face Minks also eat muskrat carrion, and abandoned lodges provide valuable denning sites Hence the mink is not so much a threat to the muskrat population as a direct competitor with muskrat trappers The muskrat is…
From Longman Dictionary o‧pos‧sum /əˈpɒsəm $ -ˈpɑː-, ˈpɑːsəm/ (also possum) noun [countable] one of various small animals from America and Australia that have fur and climb trees Example I have eaten boiled opossum, perhaps the biggest challenge of my life We had rabbit and squirrel, too, anything but opossum This study showed…
From Longman Dictionary ˈmɪəkæt a small southern African animal with a long tail, which often stands up on its back legs. Meerkats are a type of mongoose
From Longman Dictionary mar‧ten /ˈmɑːtən, -tn $ ˈmɑːrtn/ noun [countable] a small animal with a long body and a tail that lives mainly in trees and that eats smaller animals Example A marten died in a trap Her sister-in-law wore canary yellow trimmed with black marten fur Rising populations of pine martens are rare, but…
