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

Related terms

• suricate

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.