What is "coati mundi"

Coati \Co*a"ti\ (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body, tail, and nose; -- called also coati mondi and coati mundi.

Syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica.

Note: The red coati ( Nasua socialis), called also coati mondi, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown coati ( Nasua narica) is found in Surinam and Brazil.

coati mondi \coati mondi\, coati mundi \coati mundi\, coati-mondi \coati-mondi\, coati-mundi \coati-mundi\n. same as coati.

Syn: coati, coon cat, Nasua narica.

Coati Mundi (born January 3, 1950) is the stage name of American musician Andy Hernandez, percussionist, notably playing the vibraphone, and member of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, then of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. He scored the Top 40 UK hit "Me No Pop I" in 1981, just before the release of Tropical Gangsters. He produced and arranged an album by " Don Armando Second Avenue Rhumba Band", which spurred the disco hit song "Deputy of Love".