surikato
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Esperanto
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Etymology
[edit]From Russian сурика́т (surikát), Polish surykatka, Italian suricato, English suricate, all from French suricate, of uncertain origin; either from a South African language or a blend of Surinam (of which the animal's origin was erroneously reported by Buffon in 1765) + Afrikaans meerkat.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]surikato (accusative singular surikaton, plural surikatoj, accusative plural surikatojn)
- meerkat, suricate (small mongoose, Suricata suricatta)