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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.


suricate

/ ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt /

noun

  1. the slender-tailed meerkat See meerkat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of suricate1

1775–85; earlier surikate < French < Dutch surikat macaque
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suricate1

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

The last of the civet-like animals about which we can tell you is the meerkat, sometimes known as the suricate.

The Suricate has but four toes on each foot; the tarsus and the metatarsus are naked below.

It will be remembered that the striping and spotting of the Hyaenas is very Genet- and Suricate-like.

The Suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows.

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