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

"I imagined a lot of people coming out like meerkats poking out of a hole and going back in again. 'How's she doing? OK, no, no.'"

From BBC

I would stand up like a startled meerkat, looking at a clamshell and trying to figure out how to make the pieces fit.

From Los Angeles Times

Concerns had been raised about her taking a meerkat from her farm near Braintree, Essex, to the pub, but Ms Marsh insisted she was being targeted by online trolls.

From BBC

Are the meerkats that appear near the end of the story real or a hallucination?

From Los Angeles Times

But that love is also shared with Mrs Abbott, who he affectionately nicknames "meerkat".

From BBC