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mungoos

Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n.; pl. Mongooses

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of ichneumon ( Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ( Crossarchus fasciatus).

  2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur ( Lemur mongos).

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mungoos

n. (archaic form of mongoose English)