From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmongoosemon‧goose /ˈmɒŋɡuːs $ ˈmɑːŋ-/ noun (plural mongooses) [countable] HBAa small furry tropical animal that kills snakes and rats
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mongoose• He fought and twisted and bit like a mongoose, to no avail.• I remember once a large white-tailed mongoose scuttled past within a few feet of us.Origin mongoose (1600-1700) Hindi magus, from Prakrit manguso 