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"taxonomic": "Herpestes ichneumon",
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"taxonomic": "Galerella nigrata",
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"taxonomic": "Salanoia concolor",
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"word": "Cape gray mongoose"
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"word": "collared mongoose"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Helogale parvula",
"word": "common dwarf mongoose"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Herpestes edwardsi",
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"word": "crab-eating mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Helogale parvula",
"word": "dwarf mongoose"
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"word": "Egyptian mongoose"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Helogale hirtula",
"word": "Ethiopian dwarf mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Mungos gambianus",
"word": "Gambian mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Galidictis grandidieri",
"word": "Grandidier's mongoose"
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"word": "Indian brown mongoose"
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"word": "Indian gray mongoose/Indian mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Bdeogale jacksoni",
"word": "Jackson's mongoose"
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"alt": "Urva javanica, syn. Herpestes javanicus",
"word": "Javan mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Herpestes ichneumon",
"word": "large gray mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Liberiictis kuhni",
"word": "Liberian mongoose"
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"alt": "Xenogale naso",
"word": "long-nosed mongoose"
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"word": "mad as a mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Eupleridae spp.",
"word": "Malagasy mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Atilax paludinosus",
"word": "marsh mongoose"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Rhynchogale melleri",
"word": "Meller's mongoose"
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"word": "mongoose bat"
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"taxonomic": "Eulemur mongoz",
"word": "mongoose lemur"
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"taxonomic": "Mungotictis decemlineata",
"word": "narrow-striped mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Dologale dybowskii",
"word": "Pousargues's mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Galidia elegans",
"word": "ring-tailed mongoose"
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"alt": "Urva smithii, syn. Herpestes smithii",
"word": "ruddy mongoose"
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"word": "Selous's mongoose"
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"word": "short-tailed mongoose"
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"word": "slender mongoose"
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"alt": "Urva auropunctata, syn. Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus",
"word": "small Indian mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Bdeogale omnivora",
"word": "Sokoke dog mongoose"
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"alt": "Urva vitticollis, syn. Herpestes vitticollis",
"word": "stripe-necked mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Galerella ochracea",
"word": "Somalian slender mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Ichneumia albicauda",
"word": "white-tailed mongoose"
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"taxonomic": "Cynictis penicillata",
"word": "yellow mongoose"
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"word": "zebra mongoose"
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"etymology_text": "First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English nǣderbita (literally “snake biter”).",
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"form": "mongooses",
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"ref": "1864, John Holmes Agnew et al., The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature:",
"text": "After the mongoose had satisfied its appetite, we proceeded to examine with a pocket lens the wounds he had received from the cobra; and on cleansing one of these places, the lens disclosed the broken fang of the cobra deeply imbedded in the head of the mongoose... We have had the mongoose confined ever since (now four days' time), and it is as healthy and lively as ever.",
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"ref": "1924, Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book:Rikki-Tikki-Tavi:",
"text": "He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits.",
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"Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits."
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "muishond"
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"roman": "nims",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "نِمْس"
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "nims",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
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"masculine"
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"word": "نمس"
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "mangust",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "մանգուստ"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "neul",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "নেউল"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "manqustlar"
},
{
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mangosta"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "manhúst",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мангу́ст"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "bho",
"lang": "Bhojpuri",
"roman": "nēūr",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "नेऊर"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mangústa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мангу́ста"
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mrwepa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "မြွေပါ"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangosta"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "cme",
"lang": "Cerma",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "kogonnisacɔdɔrɔ"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "měng",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "獴"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "貓鼬"
},
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "māoyòu",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "猫鼬"
},
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"code": "cs",
"english": "genera Bdeogale, Crossarchus, Cynictis, Dologale, Helogale, Ichneumia, Liberiictis, Mungos, Paracynictis and Rhynchogale",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangusta"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "cs",
"english": "genera Atilax, Galerella and Herpestes",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "promyka"
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
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"feminine"
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"code": "dyi",
"lang": "Djimini",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "cɔnnjɔngɔ"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
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"word": "mangoeste"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "herpesto"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mungoto"
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mangust"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mangusti"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mangouste"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "mangosta"
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Manguste"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
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"word": "Mungo"
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"roman": "magkoústa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "μαγκούστα"
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"roman": "ikhneúmōn",
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"word": "ἰχνεύμων"
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"code": "gu",
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"roman": "noḷiyo",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "નોળિયો"
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{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "manakuke"
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{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nemiyá",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "נְמִיָּה"
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{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "nevlā",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "नेवला"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mongúz"
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{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mungó"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "manguszta"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mangusto"
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{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "garangan"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "cerpelai"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mongús"
},
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangusta"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mangūsu",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "マングース"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nekoitachi",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "猫鼬"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "garangan"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "kzr",
"lang": "Karang",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "nzi̧w"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ks",
"lang": "Kashmiri",
"roman": "nūl",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "نوٗل"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "satvoskaa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "សត្វស្កា"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mongguseu",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "몽구스"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "chǭn phǭn",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ຈອນພອນ"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangusta"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "pra-mah",
"lang": "Maharastri Prakrit",
"roman": "ṇaüla",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "𑀡𑀉𑀮"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "cerpelai"
},
{
"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "bambun"
},
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"_dis1": "60 40",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "kīri",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "കീരി"
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"_dis1": "60 40",
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"roman": "muṅgūs",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "मुंगूस"
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"lang": "Kashmiri",
"roman": "nūl",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "نوٗل"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "satvoskaa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "សត្វស្កា"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mongguseu",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "몽구스"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "chǭn phǭn",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ຈອນພອນ"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangusta"
},
{
"code": "pra-mah",
"lang": "Maharastri Prakrit",
"roman": "ṇaüla",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "𑀡𑀉𑀮"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "cerpelai"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "bambun"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "kīri",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "കീരി"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "muṅgūs",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "मुंगूस"
},
{
"code": "mnw",
"lang": "Mon",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ဇၞးဇာတ်"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "nyāurī",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "न्याउरी"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mungo"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nǣderbita"
},
{
"code": "pi",
"lang": "Pali",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nol (xadang)"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "nolē",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "نولی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xadang",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "خدنگ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangusta"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mangusto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuinha"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "niolā",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ਨਿਓਲਾ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangustă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mangúst",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мангу́ст"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "nakulá",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "नकुल"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mungos"
},
{
"code": "sn",
"lang": "Shona",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "jerenyenje"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mungo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mangosta"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"roman": "lasun",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ᮜᮞᮥᮔ᮪"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "nguchiro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mungo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mangust"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kīri",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "கீரி"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kīrippiḷḷai",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "கீரிப்பிள்ளை"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "muṅgisa",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ముంగిస"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pang-pɔɔn",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "พังพอน"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "nakūle"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "firavun faresi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "kuyruksüren"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "manhúst",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мангу́ст"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "(cầy) mangut"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "mungud"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mongŵs"
},
{
"code": "wo",
"lang": "Wolof",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "sikkóor bi"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "agbókotọ́yà"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "kẹ́kẹ́"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "small carnivore of the family Herpestidae",
"word": "ayẹ̀"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any species of Malagasy mongoose",
"word": "madagaskarinmangusti"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any species of Malagasy mongoose",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "galidia"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"mongoose"
],
"word": "mongoose"
}
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