meer·kat /ˈmɪrˌkæt/
  Meer·kat n.  Zool. A South African carnivore (Suricata suricata, formerly Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also yellow mongoose and suricate. [Also spelled mierkat.]
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  meerkat
       n : a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like
           a lemur and only four toes [syn: mierkat]