mongoose

/ˈmɑŋˌgus/
/ˈmɒngus/
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Other forms: mongooses

Definitions of mongoose
  1. noun
    agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    viverrine, viverrine mammal
    small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
Pronunciation
US
/ˈmɑŋˌgus/
UK
/ˈmɒngus/
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