suricate
[ soor-i-keyt ]
noun
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
11775–85; 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
the slender-tailed meerkat: See meerkat
Origin of suricate
1C18: from French surikate, probably from a native South African word
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