{ } n.; pl. Mongooses /plu> 1. (Zool.) 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Tamil manegos. ] A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]