suricate

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French suricate.

Noun

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suricate (plural suricates)

  1. The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.

Anagrams

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French

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Un suricate.

Etymology

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From earlier surikate, from a South African language.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sy.ʁi.kat/
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Noun

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suricate m (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (mammal)

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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French suricate.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: su‧ri‧ca‧te

Noun

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suricate m or f by sense (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (small carnivorous mammal)

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References

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  1. ^ suricata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

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