suricate
[ soo r-i-keyt ]
/ ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt /
noun
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.
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Also called stick·tail [stik-teyl] /ˈstɪkˌteɪl/
Origin of suricate
1775–85; earlier surikate < French < Dutch surikat macaque
Words nearby suricate
surgical splint, surgicenter, surgut, surgy, suribachi, suricate, surimi, surinam, surinam cherry, surinam toad, suriname
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Example sentences from the Web for suricate
The Suricate has but four toes on each foot; the tarsus and the metatarsus are naked below.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardThe Suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers BeddardThe last of the civet-like animals about which we can tell you is the meerkat, sometimes known as the suricate.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for suricate
Word Origin for suricate
C18: from French surikate, probably from a native South African word
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