different between mongoose vs meerkat

English

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Alternative forms

• mungoose (archaic)

Etymology

1690s. Borrowed from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi ?????? (mu?g?s), from Old Marathi ???????????????????????? (mu?gusa), from Telugu ?????? (mu?gisa). Spelling altered by folk-etymological association with goose. Displaced native Old English n?dreb?ta (literally “snake biter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.?u?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??.?us/, /?m??.?us/

Noun

mongoose (plural mongooses or (nonstandard) mongeese)

1. Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
2. Any species of Malagasy mongooses; only distantly related to the Herpestidae, these are members of the family Eupleridae; they resemble mongooses in appearance and habits, but have larger ears and ringed tails.

Derived terms

• African mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens)
• banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
• Bengal mongoose (Herpestes javanicus palustris)
• black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
• black-legged mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
• black mongoose (Galerella nigrata)
• brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
• bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda)
• Cape gray mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta)
• collared mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus)
• common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
• common mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
• crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva)
• dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
• Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus)
• Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri)
• Indian brown mongoose (Herpestes fuscus)
• Indian gray mongoose/Indian mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
• Liberian mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni)
• long-nosed mongoose (Herpestes naso)
• Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
• Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)
• large gray mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
• marsh mongoose (Herpestes javanicus palustris)
• Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri)
• mongoose bat
• mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
• narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata)
• Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii)
• ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
• ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)
• Selous's mongoose (Paracynictis selousi)
• short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus)
• slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
• stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
• Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea)
• white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
• yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
• zebra mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Translations

Anagrams

• gonosome

English

Etymology

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 ????? (marka?, “ape, monkey”) and Sanskrit ????? (marka?a). Note however Old High German merikazza, so any influence from Indo-Aryan would have to be exceptionally early.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??kat/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m???kæt/

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkats)

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.

   Synonym: suricate

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??????? (m?akyatto)
• ? Korean: ??? (mieokaet)
• ? Thai: ????????? (miia-k??t)

Translations

Further reading

• meerkat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Suricata suricatta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Anagrams

• e-market

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch meerkat (“guenon”), from Middle Dutch meercatte.

Noun

meerkat (plural meerkatte or meerkaaie)

1. meerkat

Descendants

• ? English: meerkat
  • ? Japanese: ??????? (m?akyatto)
  • ? Korean: ??? (mieokaet)
  • ? Thai: ????????? (miia-k??t)

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?r?k?t/, [?m??r?k?t]
• Hyphenation: meer?kat

Noun

meerkat f (plural meerkatten, diminutive meerkatje n)

1. A guenon, vervet, talapoin or patas; one of a number of monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, or of the tribe Cercopithecini.
   • 2013, Bas Vlugt, Namibië, Botswana en Zimbabwe.

     De groene meerkat of vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) is de meest voorkomende aap in zuidelijk Afrika.

     The African green monkey or vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) is the most common monkey in southern Africa.

   • 2016, Sterre Leufkens, Taal, in Elementaire deeltjes, vol. 40, Amsterdam University Press (publ.), page 32.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: meerkat
  • ? English: meerkat
    • ? Japanese: ??????? (m?akyatto)
    • ? Korean: ??? (mieokaet)
    • ? Thai: ????????? (miia-k??t)