su·ri·cate

(so͝or′ĭ-kāt′)

[French, from obsolete Dutch surikat, macaque, probably of South African origin.]

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suricate

(ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt)

(Animals) the slender-tailed meerkat. See meerkat

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

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su•ri•cate

(ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt)

n.

a small burrowing South African colonial viverrid, Suricata suricatta, related to the mongooses.

Also called meerkat.

[1775–85; earlier surikate < French < Dutch surikat macaque]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

suricate - burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet

Suricata tetradactyla

meerkat, mierkat - a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes

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