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Definition of meerkat in English: meerkatnoun ˈmɪəkatˈmɪrˌkæt A small southern African mongoose, especially the suricate. 小型非洲獴（尤指灰沼狸） Suricata and other genera, family Herpestidae: three species Example sentencesExamples - Over the past year, we have been making a film on meerkats in the southern Kalahari.
- Soon after arrival we noticed two meerkats that appeared unusually tame.
- Some animals, including meerkats, are able to distinguish between close and more distant relatives and non-relatives.
- Faced with a potentially deadly diet, adult meerkats teach their pups how to deal with scorpions and other prey, a new study shows.
- There are wallabies, meerkats, flamingoes, maras and tamarin monkeys in both zoos.
OriginEarly 18th century: from South African Dutch, from Dutch, 'long-tailed monkey', apparently from meer 'sea' + kat 'cat', but perhaps originally an alteration of an oriental word; compare with Hindi markaṭ 'ape'. Definition of meerkat in US English: meerkatnounˈmirˌkatˈmɪrˌkæt A small southern African mongoose, especially the suricate. 小型非洲獴（尤指灰沼狸） Suricata and other genera, family Herpestidae: three species Example sentencesExamples - Over the past year, we have been making a film on meerkats in the southern Kalahari.
- There are wallabies, meerkats, flamingoes, maras and tamarin monkeys in both zoos.
- Soon after arrival we noticed two meerkats that appeared unusually tame.
- Faced with a potentially deadly diet, adult meerkats teach their pups how to deal with scorpions and other prey, a new study shows.
- Some animals, including meerkats, are able to distinguish between close and more distant relatives and non-relatives.
OriginEarly 18th century: from South African Dutch, from Dutch, ‘long-tailed monkey’, apparently from meer ‘sea’ + kat ‘cat’, but perhaps originally an alteration of an oriental word; compare with Hindi markaṭ ‘ape’. |