tunguses Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
    Tungus; Evenk.
  2. noun the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
    Tungus; Tunguz; Evenki; Ewenki.

WordNet


Tun*gus"es noun plural
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols. Written also Tungooses.

Webster 1913