suricate

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  1. noun A small, burrowing, carnivorous mammal (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa, related to the mongoose and having grayish fur and a long tail, which it uses for balance when it stands on its hind legs. Also called meerkat, sticktail.

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  • On asking Jamrach if he had a suricate, he told me that he was "quite out of the article," but that "he expected a supply next week"; and he added that since Frank Buckland's work was published the price of suricates had risen considerably in the market, owing to the greater demand for them. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
  • When I read Frank Buckland's account of his pet "Jenny" the suricate, in his 'Notes and Jottings from Animal Life,' I was so interested with his description of the small creature that I resolved to add one to my collection; and the first time I was in London I was not long in finding my way to Jamrach's shop, which was, after the Zoo, one of the first places I visited when in that city. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
 

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  1. French, from obsolete Dutch surikat, macaque, probably of South African origin.

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  1. Also suricat, surikate; from a native S. African name.
 

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/ˈsjurɪkeɪt/
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