suricate

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: su=ri=cate

CIDE DICTIONARY

suricate, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.].

 A South African mongooselike viverrine (Suricata suricatta or Suricata tetradactyla) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also mierkat, yellow mongoose and zenick.
"The animal called zenick seems also to be related to or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be found on the internet."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

suricate, n. a South African burrowing mongoose, Suricata suricatta, with grey and black stripes.

Etymology

F f. S.Afr. native name