English dictionary
mongoose
/'m/A//N/,g/u/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A species of ichneumon (<i>Herpestes griseus</i>), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (<i>Crossarchus fasciatus</i>).
Source: webster1913
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A Madagascan lemur (<i>Lemur mongos</i>).
Source: webster1913