Suricata suricatta

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Suricata suricatta
    n 1: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail [syn: {slender-
         tailed meerkat}, {Suricata suricatta}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

suricat \su"ri*cat\, suricate \su"ri*cate\(s[=u]"r[i^]*k[a^]t),
   n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.]
   (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.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]