Animal Names · Entry

Suricate

Afrikaans/Dutch (alternate name for meerkat)

“an alternate historical name for the meerkat”

Where it comes from

uncertain, possibly linked to French 'surikate'

Fun Fact

Before 'meerkat' became the dominant common name in English, 'suricate' was widely used in 18th- and 19th-century zoological writing.

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