suricate

[ soor-i-keyt ]

noun
  1. a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.

Origin of suricate

1
1775–85; earlier surikate<French <Dutch surikat macaque
  • Also called stick·tail [stik-teyl] /ˈstɪkˌteɪl/

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British Dictionary definitions for suricate

suricate

/ (ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt) /


noun
  1. the slender-tailed meerkat: See meerkat

Origin of suricate

1
C18: from French surikate, probably from a native South African word

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