Genus Suricata (Noun)
Meaning
Meerkats.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The meerkat belongs to the genus Suricata, which includes the Cape meerkat and the naked-mole-rat like East African meerkat.
- A group of meerkats from the genus Suricata were spotted standing upright in the scorching desert heat.
- The primary social group of genus Suricata is known as a 'mob' or a 'clan' and can comprise around two to fifty meerkats.
- Meerkats of the genus Suricata have highly distinctive social habits, which distinguish them from other mongoose-like mammals.
- Species in the genus Suricata have both visual and vocal alarm calls to warn others about potential threats from predators.