Definitions for "Meerkat"
A South African carnivore (Suricata suricata, formerly Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also yellow mongoose and suricate.
a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
a small burrowing animal found on the African continent from southwestern Angola to South Africa