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mon·goose
(mŏng′go͞os′, mŏn′-)n. pl. mon·goos·es
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Herpestidae, native to Asia, Africa, and southern Europe and introduced elsewhere, having a slender agile body and a long tail, and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.
[Marathi mangūs, of Dravidian origin.]
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mongoose
(ˈmɒŋˌɡuːs)n, pl -gooses
(Animals) any small predatory viverrine mammal of the genus Herpestes and related genera, occurring in Africa and from S Europe to SE Asia, typically having a long tail and brindled coat
[C17: from Marathi mangūs, of Dravidian origin]
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mon•goose
(ˈmɒŋˌgus, ˈmɒn-)n., pl. -goos•es.
any of several Old World genera of slender, ferretlike carnivores, esp. of the genus Herpestes, some species of which are noted for their ability to kill cobras.
[1690–1700; < Marathi mangūs, variant of muṅgūs]
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mon·goose
(mŏng′go͞os′) Any of various mammals of Asia and Africa that resemble weasels and are noted for their ability to kill poisonous snakes such as cobras.
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| Noun | 1. |  mongoose - agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodentsviverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World genus Herpestes, Herpestes - mongooses Herpestes nyula, Indian mongoose - keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated Herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon - northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs |
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mangustimungo
mongúz
mangusta
mungo
mungo
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mongoose
n pl <-s> → Mungo m
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