suricate

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noun

The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.

Similar
Suricata tetradactylaSuricata suricatta
OriginFrench suricate →
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Meanings

nounsuricate (plural suricates)

plural suricates

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounburrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet

Similar
Suricata tetradactylaSuricata suricatta
Broader
meerkatmierkat
Also see
meerkat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchsuricate
  2. Frenchsuricate
  3. Englishsuricate

Borrowed from French suricate.

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Cite this entry
APA

suricate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suricate

MLA

“suricate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suricate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suricate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suricate.

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