surikato

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Surikato

Etymology

From Russian сурика́т (surikát), Polish surykatka, Italian suricato, English suricate, all from French suricate, of uncertain origin; either from a South African language or a blend of Surinam (of which the animal's origin was erroneously reported by Buffon in 1765) + Afrikaans meerkat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suriˈkato/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: su‧ri‧ka‧to

Noun

surikato (accusative singular surikaton, plural surikatoj, accusative plural surikatojn)

  1. meerkat, suricate (small mongoose, Suricata suricatta)