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meerkat

[ meer-kat ]
/ ˈmɪər kæt /
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noun

suricate.

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Nearby words

mee, meech lake accord, meed, meek, meer, meerkat, meerschaum, meerut, meet, meet and greet, meet one's match

Origin of meerkat

Dutch: literally, monkey, apparently equivalent to meer (see mere2) + kat cat
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British Dictionary definitions for meerkat

meerkat

/ (ˈmɪəˌkæt) /

noun

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 Origin for meerkat

C19: from Dutch: sea-cat
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