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n. Archaic form of mongoose.

n. A common ichneumon of India, Herpestes griseus.

n. A species of lemur or maki, Lemur mongoz, having a white color and the tail not ringed: also called mongoos lemur. See maki.

"The introduction of the Indian mongoos, or _mangouste_ (ichneumon), proved futile as a means of repressing the evil."

mongoose