MONGEESE

Etymology

Noun

mongeese

(nonstandard) plural of mongoose. The standard plural is mongooses.

Source: Wiktionary


MONGOOSE

Mon"goose, Mon"goos, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 May 2024

GLUED

(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; “he stayed glued to one spot”; “pieces of pasted paper”


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