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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.