| 单词 | red meerkat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred meerkat red meerkat n. [after Afrikaans rooimeerkat] the yellow mongoose, Cynictis penicillata, a bushy-tailed mongoose which lives in colonies and is native to southern Africa. ΚΠ 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm 158 There are two kinds of meerkats; one red, with a bushy tail like that of a squirrel, the other grey, with a pointed tail.] 1920 A. A. Lane in S. Afr. Jrnl. of Nat. Hist. 3 213 Red meerkats, which are plentiful on the veld, are frequently seen where loose sandy patches afford them favourable ground for their burrows. 1990 J. D. Skinner Mammals S. Afr. Subregion 490 Cynictis penicillata... Occasionally red meerkat (rooimeerkat) has been used. However, yellow mongoose is most frequently used; geelmeerkat may be used in Afrikaans. < as lemmas |
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