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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
mongoos .
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The Indian ichneumon, a small creature in appearance between the weasel and the mangoose, is of infinite use to the natives from its inveterate enmity to snakes, which would otherwise render every footstep of the traveller dangerous.
A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals Percy J. Billinghurst
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