| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). |
| 2. | A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos). |
| Noun | 1. | mongoose - agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents |
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