Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Suricat \Su"ri*cat\, n. [F. surikate, from the native name in
   South Africa.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Same as {Zenick}. [Written also {suricate}, {surikate}.]

Source : WordNet®

suricate
     n : burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as
         a pet [syn: {Suricata tetradactyla}]