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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

meerkat

Wikispecies

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkats)

  1. 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

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Afrikaans

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkatte)

  1. meerkat

Dutch

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)

  1. 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.