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: any of several African mongooses
especially
: a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (Suricata suricatta) of southern Africa that is chiefly grayish with faint black markings and lives in usually large colonies
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Two meerkats enjoy the sunset in the Kalahari Desert.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that beavers had a monogamy rating of 72%, while humans clocked in at 66%, slightly higher than meerkats’ score of 60%.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Dec. 2025
That length is a little bit shy of four feet, which is what Paul Hollywood would have if he got turned into a meerkat.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
That afternoon, Mugibelo told me that the meerkats aren’t just adorable.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The researchers found that beavers had a monogamy rating of 72%, while humans clocked in at 66%, slightly higher than meerkats’ score of 60%.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 10 Dec. 2025
That length is a little bit shy of four feet, which is what Paul Hollywood would have if he got turned into a meerkat.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
That afternoon, Mugibelo told me that the meerkats aren’t just adorable.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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meerkat
noun
meer·kat
ˈmir-ˌkat 
: a burrowing mammal of southern Africa that feeds chiefly on insects, is grayish with faint black markings, and lives in usually large colonies
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