Transcription
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- [soo r-i-keyt]
- /ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt/
- /sˈɜːrɪkˌeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo r-i-keyt]
- /ˈsʊər ɪˌkeɪt/
Definitions of suricate word
- noun suricate a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs. 1
- noun suricate the slender-tailed meerkat 0
- noun suricate a small, four-toed, burrowing carnivore (Suricata suricatta) of S Africa, of the same family (Viverridae) as the civet and mongoose 0
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Origin of suricate
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; earlier surikate < French < Dutch surikat macaque
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Parts of speech for Suricate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suricate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
suricate usage trend in Literature
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