suricate

[ soor-i-keyt ]

noun

1. a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.

suricate

/ ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt /

noun

1. See meerkat
   the slender-tailed meerkat See meerkat

Word History and Origins

Origin of suricate¹

1775–85; earlier surikate < French < Dutch surikat macaque

Word History and Origins

Origin of suricate¹

C18: from French surikate, probably from a native South African word

Example Sentences

The last of the civet-like animals about which we can tell you is the meerkat, sometimes known as the suricate.

From Project Gutenberg

The Suricate has but four toes on each foot; the tarsus and the metatarsus are naked below.

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It will be remembered that the striping and spotting of the Hyaenas is very Genet- and Suricate-like.

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The Suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows.

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