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mongoose (noun)

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mongoose /ˈmɑːnˌguːs/ noun

plural mongooses

mongoose

/ˈmɑːnˌguːs/

noun

plural mongooses

Learner's definition of MONGOOSE

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: a small and very fast animal from India that eats snakes and rodents

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