mongoose
/ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs//ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/
- n.
- 猫鼬；獴狐猴（等于mongoose lemur）
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- dra-pro
*mūnkūc-‘mongoose’
派生
- dra
派生
- omr
𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭
派生
- mr
मुंगूस
派生
- 英语English
mongoose
词源说明
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”).
释义
名词noun
- 1Any 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.
- 2Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance