mangouste

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noun

A mongoose.

OriginFrench mangouste →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounmangouste (plural mangoustes)

plural mangoustes

  1. archaicA mongoose.

Origin

  1. Frenchmangouste
  2. Frenchmangouste
  3. Englishmangouste

Borrowed from French mangouste.

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Cite this entry
APA

mangouste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangouste

MLA

“mangouste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangouste. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mangouste,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangouste.

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