suricate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sŏŏr′i kāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
su•ri•cate  (sŏŏr′i kāt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
  • Dutch surikat macaque
  • French
  • earlier surikate 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
suricate / ˈsjʊərɪˌkeɪt/
  1. the slender-tailed meerkat
    See meerkat
Etymology: 18th Century: from French surikate, probably from a native South African word
'suricate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
meerkat

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