Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Meerkat \Meer"kat\, n. [D.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A South African carnivore ({Cynictis penicillata}), allied to
   the ichneumons.

Source : WordNet®

meerkat
     n : a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like
         a lemur and only four toes [syn: {mierkat}]