meerkat

(南非)海岛猫鼬, 蒙哥

发音

UK /ˈmɪəkat/
US /ˈmɪəɹkæt/

词形变化

meerkats 复数 meerkats

别名

mercat meercat mierkat

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    狐獴

    细尾獴

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

mierkat

上位词 1

viverrine

下位词 1

suricate

词源

From Afrikaans meerkat, transferred use of Dutch meerkat (“guenon [monkey]”), from Middle Dutch meercatte (literally “sea cat”), compare English mercat. Sometimes suggested to be influenced by or derived from an Indian source; compare Hindi मर्कट (markaṭ, “ape, monkey”) and Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa). Note however Old High German merikazza, so any influence from Indo-Aryan would have to be exceptionally early.

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