suricate

American

[soor-i-keyt] / ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt /

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.

suricate British

/ ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt /

noun

the slender-tailed meerkat See meerkat

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Etymology

Origin of suricate

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

Example Sentences

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One species only is known, the meerkat or suricate, S. tetradactyla, a small grey-brown animal, with dark transverse stripes on the hinder part of the back, from South Africa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

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