coati

noun

co·a·ti kə-ˈwä-tē

kō-ˈä-,

kwä-ˈtē

: either of two tropical American mammals (Nasua nasua and N. narica) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout

: mountain coati

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And here was the print of a coati. —

Guest, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2015 Skunk, bear, and coati walk these trails along the ditch. —

Citizen Science Salon, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2015 And for Johnny the coati, a distant relative of the racoon, that means enticing him with a spoonful of honey inside of a plastic container, prompting him to stick his head inside while a vet administers the vaccine. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021 Larissa Pratta Campos, a veterinary student, has helped treat wild boar, marsh deer, birds, primates and a raccoon-like creature called a coati. —

Scott Reinhard, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2020 Many, like the coati—a raccoon relative—are found wandering along the roadside, dehydrated and exhausted. —

Jill Langlois, National Geographic, 2 Oct. 2020 Black bears, ocelots, pronghorn and coati call the area home. —

Erin Stone, azcentral, 13 May 2020 This marks the second year in a row that Bella and Rose have delivered a total of six coati kits, Littman said. —

John Sowell, idahostatesman, 29 June 2017 See More

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