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mon·goose  audio  (mnggs, mn-) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. mon·goos·es
Any of various Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Herpestes and related genera, having a slender agile body and a long tail and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.

ETYMOLOGY:
Marathi mangs, of Dravidian origin


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