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Webster 1913 Edition
Coati
Co-a′ti
(kō̍-ä′tē̍ or kō̍-ā′tĭ)
, Noun.
[From the native name: cf. F.
coati
.] (Zool.)
A mammal of tropical America of the genus
Nasua
, allied to the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body, tail, and nose; – called also coati mondi
and coati mundi
.
Syn. – coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat,
Nasua narica
. ☞ The red coati (
Nasua socialis
), called also coati mondi
, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown coati (Nasua narica
) is found in Surinam and Brazil. Webster 1828 Edition
Coati
COATI
,Noun.
Definition 2024
coati
coati
See also: coatí
English
A South American, or ring-tailed, coati (Nasua nasua)
Noun
coati (plural coatis)
- Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
- 1974, Bil Gilbert, "Chulo", Backpacker, page 89,
- Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys. Others believe the coati to be a peculiar kind of arboreal anteater. More generally in this region, coatis are called “chulo bears” or simply “chulos,” and will be so referred to hereafter.
- 2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, Coati, International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs, page 478,
- The coatis are four small, carnivorous mammals related to the raccoon, red panda and ringtail, or cacomistle. They range in size from 15 inches (38 cm) in the mountain coati, Nasuella olivacca, to 16-26 inches (41-67 cm) long in the three species Nasua nasua, N. nelsoni and N. narica.
- 2004, Hope B. Werness, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art, page 88,
- Above: Maya effigy vessel depicting a red coati or opposum with some anthropomorphic traits.
- 1974, Bil Gilbert, "Chulo", Backpacker, page 89,
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any of several animals of the genus Nasua
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