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noun, plural -goos·es.
1.
a slender, ferretlike carnivore, Herpestes edwardsi, of India, that feeds on rodents, birds, and eggs, noted especially for its ability to kill cobras and other venomous snakes.
2.
any of several other animals of this genus or related genera.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Marathi mangūs, variant of muṅgūs
1690–1700; < Marathi mangūs, variant of muṅgūs
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Word Origin & History
mongoose
"snake-killing ichneumon of India," 1698, perhaps via Port., from an Indic language (cf. Mahrathi mangus "mongoose"), probably ult. from Dravidian (cf. Telugu mangisu, Kanarese mungisi). The form of the Eng. word altered by folk-etymology.
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