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Noun: meerkat  mir-kat [N. Amer], mi-u-kat [Brit]
  1. A mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
    - mierkat

Derived forms: meerkats

Type of: viverrine, viverrine mammal

Part of: genus Suricata, Suricata

Encyclopedia: Meerkat