Suricata
See also: suricata
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin "Syria" and "cat".
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Proper noun
Suricata f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – the meerkat.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Herpestinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Suricata suricatta - sole species