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coati
[ koh-ah-tee ]
noun
, plural co·a·tis.
- a diurnal omnivore related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, a long, ringed, nonprehensile tail, and a slender, flexible snout: the two genera are Nasua, found in the southwestern U.S. and southward to Uruguay, and Nasuella, the mountain coatis of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.
coati
/ kəʊˈɑːtɪ; kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ /
noun
- any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coati1
First recorded in 1670–80; from Portuguese, from Tupi, equivalent to cua “belt” + ti, tim “nose”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coati1
C17: from Portuguese coatì, from Tupi, literally: belt-nosed, from cua belt + tim nose
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