meerkat
nounHow many syllables in meerkat?
There are 2 syllables in the word meerkat.How to pronounce meerkat:
Definition of meerkat:
- meerkat (noun):
- any of several african mongooses
- noun. a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes.
- a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (suricata suricatta) of southern africa that is chiefly grayish with faint black markings and lives in usually large colonies
Synonyms for meerkat:
genus suricata
mierkat
slender-tailed meerkat
suricata
suricata suricatta
suricata tetradactyla
suricate
viverrine mammal
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