meerkat

A small burrowing mongoose (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa, having brownish-gray fur and a long tail, which it uses for balance when it stands on its hind legs.

The African penciled ichneumon, Cynictis penicillata. See cut under Cynictis.

The African suricate or zenick, Suricata tetradactyla.

A South African carnivore (Suricata suricata, formerly Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also yellow mongoose and suricate.

Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.

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