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suricate definition

su·ri·cate (so̵or′i kāt′)

noun

a small, four-toed, burrowing carnivore (Suricata suricatta) of S Africa, of the same family (Viverridae) as the civet and mongoose

Etymology: < Fr suricate or Ger surikate < native name in S Africa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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