meerkat

[ meer-kat ]

noun

1. suricate.

meerkat

/ ˈmɪəˌkæt /

noun

1. any of several South African mongooses, esp Suricata suricatta ( slender-tailed meerkat or suricate ), which has a lemur-like face and four-toed feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of meerkat¹

Dutch: literally, monkey, apparently equivalent to meer ( mere ² ) + kat cat

Word History and Origins

Origin of meerkat¹

C19: from Dutch: sea-cat

Example Sentences

One big surprise from the MeerKAT result is that within the ring we see several curved filaments of radio emission.

From Singularity Hub 

MeerKAT captures radio waves using 64 antennae spread over almost five miles, and it’s the most sensitive telescope of its kind.

From Popular-Science

Over the next few months, the astronomers continued to sporadically observe the object with MeerKAT and managed to secure time on two X-ray satellites and a near-infrared telescope.

From Popular-Science

Following Meerkat, Houseparty was created as an effort to move social media away from public broadcasts.

From Washington Post

Their chemistry killed so much that it was decided they would be a far better fit as the famous meerkat-warthog duo.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

Often, when starting for a ride or drive, we have been obliged to shut up our meerkat, so determined was he to come with us.

From Project Gutenberg

This meerkat, the largest and handsomest we have ever seen, cannot have been anything less than the chief of his tribe.

From Project Gutenberg

The astonishment of dogs in England at a meerkat brought home by us was most amusing.

From Project Gutenberg

I would still redeem my pledge, and restore Meerkat, so lost not a moment in turning back to release the other two.

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