(n) a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu, Syn. Evenk
n. pl. (Ethnol.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amur valley. They resemble the Mongols. [ Written also Tungooses. ] [ 1913 Webster ]