coati (redirected from coatis)

co·a·ti  (k-ät)

n. pl. coati or co·a·tis

Any of four species of omnivorous mammals of the genera Nasua or Nasuella of South and Central America and the southwest United States, related to and resembling the raccoon but having a longer snout and tail.

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[Spanish coatí and Portuguese coati, from Tupi : cua, belt + tim, nose.]

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coati [kəʊˈɑːtɪ], coati-mondi, coati-mundi [kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ]

n pl -tis, -dis

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

[from Portuguese coatì, from Tupi, literally: belt-nosed, from cua belt + tim nose]

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coati - omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals genus Nasua, Nasua - coatis