Mun·goose, Mun·goos n. Zool. See Mongoose.
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Mon·goose, Mon·goos n.; pl. Mongooses
1. Zool. A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
2. A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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