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Meaning of MEERKAT

Pronunciation:  'meeukat

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  South African mongoose-like viverrine having a face like a lemur and only four toes
 
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 Synonyms: mierkat
 
 See Also: genus Suricata, slender-tailed meerkat, Suricata, Suricata suricatta, Suricata tetradactyla, suricate, viverrine, viverrine mammal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Meer"kat\, n. [D.] (Zo["o]l.)
A South African carnivore ({Cynictis penicillata}), allied to
the ichneumons.
 

 

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