/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of herpestes nyula Find synonyms for: Noun1. Indian mongoose, Herpestes nyula, mongooseusage: keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticatedWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language