Mongooses

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n.; pl. {Mongooses}
   1. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}),
      native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as
      the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}).
      [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur ({Lemur mongos}).
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]