mongoose
noun/ˈmɒŋɡuːs/
/ˈmɑːŋɡuːs/
(plural mongooses
/ˈmɒŋɡuːsɪz/
/ˈmɑːŋɡuːsɪz/
)- a small tropical animal with fur, that kills snakes, rats, etc.Topics Animalsc2Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Marathi (a language spoken in the western Indian state of Maharashtra) maṅgūs.
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