meer|kat

meer|kat
meer|kat «MIHR kat», noun.
a small South African carnivorous animal allied to the mongoose; suricate: »

Tortoise eggs are much sought after by jackals, meerkats and muishonds (Cape Times).

[< Afrikaans meerkat < Dutch meer sea + kat cat]

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  • kat — chil·kat; kat; kat·a·bat·ic; kat·a·bel·la; kat·hal; kat·man·du; kat·su·ra; kat·su·won·i·dae; meer·kat; pla·kat; za·kat; be·di·kat; …   English syllables

  • meer — fel·sen·meer; meer·kat; meer·schaum; meer·wein ponn·dorf; …   English syllables

  • meerkat — meer·kat …   English syllables

  • Meerkatze — Meer|kat|ze 〈f. 19; Zool.〉 baumbewohnender Affe mit Backentaschen, Gesäßschwielen u. langem Schwanz: Cercopithecus * * * Meer|kat|ze, die [mhd. mer(e)katze, ahd. merikazza; das Tier ähnelt einer Katze u. ist über das Meer nach Europa gebracht… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Meerkatze — Meer·kat·ze die; eine Affenart, die in Afrika lebt …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • meerkat — meer|kat [ mır,kæt ] noun count a small South African animal that has gray fur with black marks …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • meerkat — meer•kat [[t]ˈmɪər kæt[/t]] n. mam suricate • Etymology: 1795–1805; < D: lit., monkey …   From formal English to slang

  • Meerkatze — Meer|kat|ze (ein Affe) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Cynictis penicillata — Meerkat Meer kat (m[=e]r k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow mongoose} and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meerkat — Meer kat (m[=e]r k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow mongoose} and {suricate}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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