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Often kept as a pet
Answer for the clue "Often kept as a pet ", 8 letters:
suricate
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Word definitions for suricate in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
suricat \su"ri*cat\, suricate \su"ri*cate\(s[umsc]"r[i^]*k[a^]t), n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.] (Zool.) A South African mongooselike viverrine ( Suricata suricatta or Suricata tetradactyla ) having a lemurlike face and only four ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet [syn: Suricata tetradactyla ]
Usage examples of suricate.
Civet, Genette, Linsang, Suricate, Binturong and Mongoose, though this last is separated by Jerdon, who follows Blyth.
The men became experts in setting traps, and often caught hares, suricates and even birds.