Definitions for meerkat
ˈmɪər kætmeerkat

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meerkat, mierkatnoun

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

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1. meerkatnoun

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

2. Etymology: From meerkat, transferrative use of meerkat. Compare English mercat.

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1. Meerkat

   The meerkat (Suricata suricatta) or suricate is a small mongoose found in southern Africa. It is characterised by a broad head, large eyes, a pointed snout, long legs, a thin tapering tail, and a brindled coat pattern. The head-and-body length is around 24–35 cm (9.4–13.8 in), and the weight is typically between 0.62 and 0.97 kg (1.4 and 2.1 lb). The coat is light grey to yellowish-brown with alternate, poorly-defined light and dark bands on the back. Meerkats have foreclaws adapted for digging and have the ability to thermoregulate to survive in their harsh, dry habitat. Three subspecies are recognised. Meerkats are highly social, and form packs of two to 30 individuals each that occupy home ranges around 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) in area. There is a social hierarchy—generally dominant individuals in a pack breed and produce offspring, and the nonbreeding, subordinate members provide altruistic care to the pups. Breeding occurs around the year, with peaks during heavy rainfall; after a gestation of 60 to 70 days, a litter of three to seven pups is born. They live in rock crevices in stony, often calcareous areas, and in large burrow systems in plains. The burrow systems, typically 5 m (16 ft) in diameter with around 15 openings, are large underground networks consisting of two to three levels of tunnels. These tunnels are around 7.5 cm (3.0 in) high at the top and wider below, and extend up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) into the ground. Burrows have moderated internal temperatures and provide a comfortable microclimate that protects meerkats in harsh weather and at extreme temperatures. Meerkats are active during the day, mostly in the early morning and late afternoon; they remain continually alert and retreat to burrows when sensing danger. They use a broad variety of calls to communicate among one another for different purposes, for example to raise an alarm on sighting a predator. Primarily insectivorous, meerkats feed heavily on beetles and lepidopterans, arthropods, amphibians, small birds, reptiles, and plant material in their diet. Commonly living in arid, open habitats with little woody vegetation, meerkats occur in southwestern Botswana, western and southern Namibia, and northern and western South Africa; the range barely extends into southwestern Angola. With no significant threats to the population, the meerkat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Meerkats are widely depicted in television, movies and other media.

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1. meerkat

   A meerkat is a small burrowing mammal native to southern Africa, known for its distinctive upright posture. It belongs to the mongoose family and is often found in groups or colonies. Meerkats are characterized by their sharp claws used for digging and their diet primarily includes insects, but they can also eat birds, eggs, and small mammals. They have a highly social dynamics and complex communication system. Known for their highly active nature and inquisitive personality, they have become popular in media and zoos worldwide.

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1. Meerkatnoun

   a South African carnivore (Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons

2. Etymology: [D.]

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1. Meerkat

   The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about half this in the wild.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of meerkat in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of meerkat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of meerkat in a Sentence

1. Tara Murphy:

   We then tried the more sensitive MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Because the signal was intermittent, we observed it for 15 minutes every few weeks, hoping that we would see it again, luckily, the signal returned, but we found that the behaviour of the source was dramatically different -- the source disappeared in a single day, even though it had lasted for weeks in our previous ASKAP observations.

2. Rob Adam:

   The first phase of SKA 1 in South Africa is to add 133 antennas to that (of MeerKAT).

3. Fernando Camilo:

   MeerKAT will address some of the key science questions in modern astrophysics – how did galaxies form, how are they evolving, how did we come to be here ... and for those purposes MeerKAT is the best in the world.

4. Ray Norris:

   No doubt the SKA telescopes, once built, will find many more ORCs and be able to tell us more about the lifecycle of galaxies, until the SKA becomes operational, ASKAP and MeerKAT are set to revolutionise our understanding of the Universe faster than ever before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=meerkat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meerkat
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meerkat
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=meerkat