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Definition of Suricata tetradactyla
1. Noun. Burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suricata Tetradactyla
Literary usage of Suricata tetradactyla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sense of Touch in Mammals and Birds: With Special Reference to the by Walter Aubrey Kidd (1907)
"The Carnivores which exhibit this type of epidermis show more variation in the
way of corrugation, as in Viverra civetta and suricata tetradactyla. ..."
2. Jock of the Bushveld by Percy Fitzpatrick (1907)
"AT (D), a small animal of the mongoose kind (properly applied to Suricata
tetradactyla, but loosely to several species). ..."