How many syllables in mongoose?

There are 2 syllables in the word mongoose.

Divide mongoose into syllables:

mongoose (noun):: agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents.; any of numerous long slender carnivorous mammals (family herpestidae) chiefly of africa and southern europe and asia that are usually ferret-sized agile mammals typically with nonretractile sharp claws, short legs, long tail, and usually brownish or grayish fur sometimes with bands or stripes

genus herpestes

herpestes

herpestes ichneumon

herpestes nyula

ichneumon

indian mongoose

viverrine mammal

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