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meerkat.

a guenon, vervet, talapoin or patas; one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, or of the tribe Cercopithecini

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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noun/ˈmeːrˌkɑt/[ˈmɪːrˌkɑt]
  1. a guenon, vervet, talapoin or patas; one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, or of the tribe Cercopithecini

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch meercatte (“monkey, ape”), from Old Dutch *merikatta. Equivalent to meer + kat. Cognate with Old High German merikazza (German Meerkatze).

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