Mongoose Definition

mŏnggo͝os, mŏn-
mongooses
noun
Any of various civetlike, Old World carnivores (family Viverridae), esp., any of a sometimes domesticated genus (Herpestes) noted for their ability to kill poisonous snakes, rodents, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mongoose

Noun

Singular:
mongoose
Plural:
mongooses

Origin of Mongoose

  • From Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मुंगूस (mumgūsa), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).

    From Wiktionary

  • Marathi mangūs of Dravidian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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