Mongoose Eating A Snake

Name
The word "mongoose" is derived from the Marathi name mungūs (मुंगूस) (pronounced as /muŋɡuːs/). The form of the English name (since 1698) was altered to its "-goose" ending by folk-etymology. It has no etymological connection with the word goose. Historically, it has also been spelled "mungoose". The plural form is mongooses, or, rarely, mongeese.