Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Zenick \Ze"nick\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A South African burrowing mammal ({Suricata tetradactyla}),
   allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish
   transverse stripes on the back. Called also {suricat}.

Source : WordNet®

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