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Meerkat

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Noun

1. meerkat, mierkat

a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes

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Meerkat

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noun
any of several South African mongooses, esp Suricata suricatta (slender-tailed meerkat or suricate), which has a lemur-like face and four-toed feet

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Meerkat

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noun
any of various mongooses of SW Africa, esp. a small, grayish one (Suricata suricatta) that lives in colonies underground

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Meerkat

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n.
A small burrowing mongoose (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa, having brownish-gray fur and a long tail, which it uses for balance when it stands on its hind legs. Also called suricate.

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