how to pronounce mongoose

/ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/

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mongoose is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mongoose in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Crisis put Operation Mongoose on hold …”

meanings of mongoose

noun:

Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
Any species of Malagasy mongooses; only distantly related to the Herpestidae, these are members of the family Eupleridae; they resemble mongooses in appearance and habits, but have larger ears and ringed tails.

mongoose frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mongoose occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mongoose can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mongoose can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;