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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

• mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

• 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• goose — em·ber·goose; goose; goose·ber·ry; goose·gog; mon·goose; pea·goose; way·goose; wayz·goose; mun·goose; …   English syllables

• mongoose — mon·goose …   English syllables

• mongoose — mon|goose [ˈmɔŋgu:s US ˈma:ŋ ] n plural mongooses [Date: 1600 1700; : Hindi; Origin: magus, from Prakrit manguso] a small furry tropical animal that kills snakes and rats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mongoose — mon|goose [ maŋ,gus ] noun count a small furry animal with a long tail that lives in Asia and Africa and eats snakes and other small animals …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mongoose — mon•goose [[t]ˈmɒŋˌgus, ˈmɒn [/t]] n. pl. goos•es mam any of several Old World genera of slender, ferretlike carnivores, esp. of the genus Herpestes, some species of which are noted for their ability to kill cobras • Etymology: 1690–1700; <… …   From formal English to slang

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• 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