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Noun: mongoose (mongooses)  'móng,goos
  1. Agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
    "The mongoose is famous for its ability to fight and kill venomous snakes"

Derived forms: mongooses

Type of: viverrine, viverrine mammal

Part of: genus Herpestes, Herpestes

Encyclopedia: Mongoose