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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

suricat

/(sū"rĭ*kăt)/ · su·ri·cat · IPA
01 n. A South African mongooselike viverrine (Suricata suricatta or Suricata tetradactyla) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called als…
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    A South African mongooselike viverrine (Suricata suricatta or Suricata tetradactyla) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also mierkat, yellow mongoose and zenick.(Zool.) Also: mierkat, yellow mongoose, zenick
Syn. meerkat.