Tunguses

Variant of Tungus

Tungus definition

Tun·gus (to̵on go̵̅o̅z′, -go̵̅o̅s′; to̵oŋ′əs)

noun

  1. pl. Tungus -·gus′ or Tunguses -·gus′es a member of a people of E Siberia
  2. the Tungusic language of this people

Etymology: < ?

adjective

of the Tungus or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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