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banded mongoose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mongoose of the species Mungos mungo, commonly found in the central and eastern parts of Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: zebramangoest — Mungos mungo
  • Finnish: seepramangusti — Mungos mungo
  • French: mangouste rayée — Mungos mungo
  • German: Zebramanguste — Mungos mungo
  • Irish: mongús bandach — Mungos mungo
  • Polish: mangusta pręgowana — Mungos mungo
  • Romanian: mangustă dungată — Mungos mungo
  • Russian: полоса́тый мангу́ст (polosátyj mangúst) — Mungos mungo
  • Russian: му́нго (múngo) — Mungos mungo
  • Russian: зе́бровый мангу́ст (zébrovyj mangúst) — Mungos mungo