Meerkat Definition
mîrkät
meerkats
noun
meerkats
Any of various mongooses of SW Africa, esp. a small, grayish one (Suricata suricatta) that lives in colonies underground.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- mierkat
Other Word Forms of Meerkat
Noun
Singular:
meerkatPlural:
meerkatsOrigin of Meerkat
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Afrikaans from Middle Dutch meercatte monkey meer sea (because monkeys came from overseas) mori- in Indo-European roots catte cat (from Germanic kattuz) cat
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Afrikaans meerkat, transferrative use of Dutch meerkat (“guenon (monkey)"). Compare English mercat.
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