meerkat, mierkat
(noun) a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meerkat (plural meerkats)
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
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Source: Wiktionary
Meer"kat, n. Etym: [D.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South African carnivore (Cynictis penicillata), allied to the ichneumons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
