Definitions for suricates

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suricates su·ri·cate

Spelling: [soo r-i-keyt]

IPA: /ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt/

Suricates is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 686 anagrams from letters in suricates (aceirsstu).

Definitions for suricates

noun

1. a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
2. a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.

Origin of suricates

1775-85; earlier surikate French Dutch surikat macaque

Examples for suricates

The suricate has but four toes on each foot; the tarsus and the metatarsus are naked below.

The suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows.

The last of the civet-like animals about which we can tell you is the meerkat, sometimes known as the suricate.

The suricate has but four toes on each foot; the tarsus and the metatarsus are naked below.

The last of the civet-like animals about which we can tell you is the meerkat, sometimes known as the suricate.

The suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows.