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Definition of Mongoose
1. Noun. Agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents.
Generic synonyms: Viverrine, Viverrine Mammal
Group relationships: Genus Herpestes, Herpestes
Specialized synonyms: Herpestes Nyula, Indian Mongoose, Herpestes Ichneumon, Ichneumon
Group relationships: Genus Herpestes, Herpestes
Specialized synonyms: Herpestes Nyula, Indian Mongoose, Herpestes Ichneumon, Ichneumon
Definition of Mongoose
1. n. A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).
2. n. A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
Definition of Mongoose
1. a carnivorous mammal [n -GOOSES or -GEESE]