meerkat

Etymology

From Afrikaans meerkat, transferred use of Dutch meerkat (“guenon (monkey)”). Compare English mercat.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪəkat/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪəɹkæt/

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkats)

1. Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.

Anagrams

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Etymology

From Dutch meerkat (“guenon”).

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkatte)

1. meerkat

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meercatte (“monkey, ape”), from Old Dutch *merikatta. Cognate with merikazza (German Meerkatze).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːrˌkɑt/, [ˈmɪːrˌkɑt]

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• Hyphenation: meer‧kat

Noun

meerkat f (plural meerkatten, diminutive meerkatje n)

1. guenon (one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus)
   • Bas Vlugt, Namibië, Botswana en Zimbabwe, 2013.

     De groene meerkat of velvet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) is de meest voorkomende aap in zuidelijk Afrika.