su·ri·cat, su·ri·cate n. Zool. 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. [Also spelled surikate.]
Note: The animal called zenick seems also to be related to or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be found on the internet.
Syn: -- meerkat.
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Ze·nick n. Zool. A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat. [obsolete]
Note: This term is not found on the internet. It probably refers to the meerkat, also called suricate.
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Suricata tetradactyla
n : burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as
a pet [syn: suricate]