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Definition of: mongoose
(mong′g
s, mung′-) noun plural ·goos·es
A small, ferretlike mammal (family Viverridae) which fearlessly attacks and kills venomous snakes; especially, the Indian mongoose (Herpestes nyula): often written mungoose. [<Marathi mungūs]
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