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coati
co·a·ti C0435800 (kō-ä′tē)n. pl. coati or co·a·tis Any of several omnivorous mammals of the genera Nasua and Nasuella of South and Central America and the southwest United States, having a dark or rust coat, a long flexible snout, and a ringed tail.
[Spanish coatí and Portuguese coati, from Tupí : cua, belt + tim, nose.]coati (kəʊˈɑːtɪ) , coati-mondi or coati-mundin, pl -tis or -dis (Animals) any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat[C17: from Portuguese coatì, from Tupi, literally: belt-nosed, from cua belt + tim nose]co•a•ti (koʊˈɑ ti)
n., pl. -tis. a raccoonlike carnivore of the genus Nasua, of the New World tropics, with a ringed tail and a narrow, flexible snout. Also called co•a•ti-mon•di, co•a•ti-mun•di (koʊˈɑ tiˈmʌn di) [1670–80; < Portuguese < Tupi]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  coati - omnivorous mammal of Central America and South Americacoati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua naricaprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammalsgenus Nasua, Nasua - coatis |
Translationscoati
coati[kə′wäd·ē] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for three species of carnivorous mammals assigned to the raccoon family (Procyonidae) characterized by their elongated snout, body, and tail. coati
Synonyms for coatinoun omnivorous mammal of Central America and South AmericaSynonyms- coati-mondi
- coati-mundi
- coon cat
- Nasua narica
Related Words- procyonid
- genus Nasua
- Nasua
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