mon|goos

mon|goos
mon|goose or mon|goos «MONG goos», noun, plural -goos|es.
a slender, flesh-eating mammal of Africa and Asia, like a ferret. There are various kinds, comprising more than one genus. It is often kept as a pet for destroying rats, and is noted for its ability to kill cobras and certain other poisonous snakes without being harmed. Also, mungoos, mungoose.
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  • mon|goose — or mon|goos «MONG goos», noun, plural goos|es. a slender, flesh eating mammal of Africa and Asia, like a ferret. There are various kinds, comprising more than one genus. It is often kept as a pet for destroying rats, and is noted for its ability… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crossarchus fasciatus — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Herpestes griseus — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lemur mongos — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mongoos — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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}). [Written also {mungoose} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mongooses — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mungoose — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mungous — 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}). [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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