mongoose
NounUS[mong-goos]/ˈmɑŋɡus/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)mongooses
- agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodentsType of viverrine, viverrine mammalKinds Indian mongoose, ichneumonMember of Herpestes, genus Herpestes
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mon′goose, Mon′goos noun; pl. Mongooses (#)
1. Zoology A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
2. A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement