Mongoose
Pronunciation : Mon"goose, Mon"goos
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913