mongoose
noun /ˈmɒŋɡuːs/
/ˈmɑːŋɡuːs/
(plural mongooses
/ˈmɒŋɡuːsɪz/
/ˈmɑːŋɡuːsɪz/
)- a small tropical animal with fur, that kills snakes, rats, etc.
獴（生活在热带地区，捕食蛇、鼠等） 词源late 17th cent.: from Marathi (a language spoken in the western Indian state of Maharashtra) maṅgūs.