mierkat

Definitions of mierkat

1. noun

   a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
   synonyms: meerkat

   types:

   Suricata suricatta, slender-tailed meerkat

   a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail

   Suricata tetradactyla, suricate

   burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet

   type of:

   viverrine, viverrine mammal

   small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World