Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coati \Co*a"ti\ (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n.
   [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A mammal of tropical America of the genus {Nasua}, allied to
   the raccoon, but with a longer body, tail, and nose.

   Note: The red coati ({N. socialis}), called also {coati
         mondi}, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown
         coati ({N. narica}) is found in Surinam and Brazil.