mongoose

FREQ #26425

n. 猫鼬；獴狐猴（等于mongoose lemur）

发音

UK /ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/
其它
US /ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/
US /ˈmʌŋ.ɡus/
AU /ˈmɔŋ.ɡʉːs/
IN /məŋ.ɡus/
IN /mʊŋ.ɡus/

词形变化

mongeese mongooses 复数 mongooses mongeese 复数

别名

mongoos mungoos mungous mungos mungoose

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    獴

    猫鼬

  2. 2.

    Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance and habits, with larger ears and ringed tails.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

viverrine

下位词 1

ichneumon

相关短语

zebra mongoose banded mongoose Egyptian mongoose yellow mongoose mad as a mongoose Malagasy mongoose

词源

First attested in the 1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese manguço, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)), from Proto-Dravidian *mūnkūc- (“mongoose”). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English nǣderbita (literally “snake biter”).

来源：wiktionary