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mon·goose  (mnggs, mn-)

n. pl. mon·goos·es

Any of various Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Herpestes and related genera, having a slender agile body and a long tail and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.

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[Marathi mangs, of Dravidian origin.]

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mongoose [ˈmɒŋˌguːs]

n pl -gooses

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[from Marathi mangūs, of Dravidian origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mongoose - agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents viverrine, 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

Translations

mongoose [ˈmɒŋguːs] N (mongooses (pl)) → mangosta f

mongoose [ˈmɒŋguːs] n → mangouste f

mongoose

n pl <-s> → Mungo m

mongoose [ˈmɒŋguːs] n → mangusta

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mongoose [ˈmɒŋguːs] n → mangusta