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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
2. 2
   burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

meerkatsuricata suricattasuricata tetradactyla

Etymology

Borrowed from French suricate.

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