Meaning of MONGOOSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mâng`goos
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| | Definition: | | [n] agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents |
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| | See Also: | | genus Herpestes, Herpestes, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes nyula, ichneumon, Indian mongoose, viverrine, viverrine mammal | |
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\Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.]
\Mon"goose\, n.; pl. {Mongooses}. [Tamil manegos.]
A Madagascan lemur ({Lemur mongos}).
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