Answer: mongoose

AnswerCrossword Clue
MONGOOSEMammal with a birdlike name
mongoosea carnivorous mammal, also MUNGOOSE
mongooseA small carnivorous mammal with a long body and tail and a grizzled or banded coat, native to Africa and Asia
MONGOOSECobra fighter
MONGOOSECobra's foe
MONGOOSEAnimal in a Kipling story
MONGOOSEKipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, for one
MONGOOSEFerretlike carnivore
MONGOOSEFerret look-alike
MONGOOSECobra's nemesis
MONGOOSENemesis of a cobra
MONGOOSEFerret's cousin
MONGOOSERikki-Tikki-Tavi.
MONGOOSEFerretlike animal.
MONGOOSECobra adversary.
MONGOOSERikki-tikki-tavi.
MONGOOSECobra killer
MONGOOSECobra predator
MONGOOSEKipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
MONGOOSECobra-killing carnivore