suricate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French suricate.

Noun[edit]

suricate (plural suricates)

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

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French[edit]

Un suricate.

Etymology[edit]

From earlier surikate, from a South African language.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sy.ʁi.kat/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun[edit]

suricate m (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (mammal)

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French suricate.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: su‧ri‧ca‧te

Noun[edit]

suricate m or f by sense (plural suricates)

  1. meerkat (small carnivorous mammal)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ suricata” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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