suricate

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French suricate.

Noun

suricate (plural suricates)

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

Anagrams

French

Un suricate.

Etymology

From earlier surikate, from a South African language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.ʁi.kat/
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Noun

suricate m (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (mammal)

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Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French suricate.[1]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: su‧ri‧ca‧te

Noun

suricate m or f by sense (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (small carnivorous mammal)

Coordinate terms

References

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

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