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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Mongoose

/mäng'-go͞os/ · Mon·goose · IPA /ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/
01 n. A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossar…
pl. Mongooses ((#))
  1. 1.
    A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).