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Definition: surikate
suricat
\su"ri*cat\, suricate
\su"ri*cate\(s[umsc]"r[i^]*k[a^]t), n. [F. surikate, from the
native name in South Africa.] (Zool.)
A South African mongooselike viverrine (
Suricata suricatta
or
Suricata tetradactyla) having a lemurlike face and only
four toes; called also
mierkat,
yellow mongoose and
zenick. [Also spelled
surikate.]
Note: The animal called
zenick seems also to be related to
or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be
found on the internet.
Syn: meerkat.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]