noun
pl. -·goos·es 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.
Origin of mongoose
Marathi mang?smongoose
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mongoose
noun
pl. mon·goos·esAny of various carnivorous mammals of the family Herpestidae, native to Asia, Africa, and southern Europe and introduced elsewhere, having a slender agile body and a long tail, and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.
Origin of mongoose
Marathi mangūs of Dravidian originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural mongooses or mongeese)
- Carnivores of the family Herpestidae and the similar Malagasy mongooses (Galidiinae), ranging in size from small rats to large cats, including the Indian mongoose famed as a predators of venomous snakes.
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From Portuguese mangus, from Marathi मà¥à¤‚गूस (mumgÅ«sa), from Telugu à°®à±à°‚à°—à°¿à°¸ (muá¹…gisa).
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