coati

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: co=a=ti

CIDE DICTIONARY

coati, n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.].

 A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body, tail, and nose; -- called also coati mondi and coati mundi.  [1913 Webster]
" The red coati (Nasua socialis), called also coati mondi, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown coati (Nasua narica) is found in Surinam and Brazil."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

coati, n. (pl. coatis) any racoon-like flesh-eating mammal of the genus Nasua, with a long flexible snout and a long usu. ringed tail.

Etymology

Tupi f. cua belt + tim nose