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Webster 1913 Edition
Meerkat
‖
Meer′kat
(mēr′kăt)
, Noun.
[D.]
(Zool.)
A South African carnivore (
Suricata suricata
, formerly Cynictis penicillata
), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also yellow mongoose
and suricate
. [Also spelled
mierkat
.] Definition 2024
meerkat
meerkat
English
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meerkat
Noun
meerkat (plural meerkats)
- Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.
Translations
small carnivorous mammal
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Related terms
Dutch
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guenon (C. mitis)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːrˌkɑt/, [ˈmɪːrˌkɑt]
Etymology
From Middle Dutch meercatte (“monkey, ape”), from Old Dutch *merikatta. Cognate with merikazza (German Meerkatze).
Noun
meerkat f (plural meerkatten, diminutive meerkatje n)
- guenon, one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus
- Bas Vlugt, Namibië, Botswana en Zimbabwe, 2013.
- De groene meerkat of velvet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) is de meest voorkomende aap in zuidelijk Afrika.
- Bas Vlugt, Namibië, Botswana en Zimbabwe, 2013.