You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


meerkat

Translation
meerkat
noun /ˈmɪəkat,ˈmɪ(ə)ɻkæt/
A small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs. Scientific name: Suricata suricatta.
See Also: suricate

Wikipedia foundation.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Meerkat — This article is about the mammal. For other uses, see Meerkat (disambiguation). Meerkats redirects here. For the 2008 British film, see The Meerkats. Lake cat redirects here. It is not to be confused with Cat Lake. Meerkat …   Wikipedia

  • MeerKAT — KAT 7 Organization NRF Department of Science and Technology[1] SKA South Africa Project Location Northern Cape, South Africa Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • meerkat — /mear kat/, n. suricate. [D: lit., monkey, appar. = meer see (see MERE2) + kat CAT] * * * or suricate colonial species (Suricata suricatta) of the mongoose family (Herpestidae). It is a burrowing carnivore found in southwestern Africa that… …   Universalium

  • Meerkat — Meer kat (m[=e]r k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow mongoose} and {suricate}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meerkat — mierkat mierkat n. (Zool.) A South African mongooselike viverrine ({Suricata suricata}) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {suricate}. [Also spelled {meerkat}.] Syn: meerkat. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meerkat — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from Dutch, a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch meercatte monkey, from meer sea + catte cat Date: 1801 any of several African mongooses; especially a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (Suricata… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • meerkat — 1) Зоология: сурикат, миркат, тонкохвостый миркат 2) Маммология: суриката (Suricata) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Meerkat Manor — Genre Nature Documentary Drama Created by Caroline Hawkins Narr …   Wikipedia

  • Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins — Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins …   Wikipedia

  • Meerkat Bittorrent Client — Meerkat Developer(s) 47 Softwares Written in C++ C# Operating system Microsoft Windows Type BitTorrent Client …   Wikipedia