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coati
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun coati has 1 sense
- coati(n = noun.animal) coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, nasua narica - omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America; Array is a kind of procyonid
is a member of genus nasua, nasua
CIDE DICTIONARY
coati, n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
" 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."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coati, n. (pl. coatis) any racoon-like flesh-eating mammal of the genus Nasua, with a long flexible snout and a long usu. ringed tail.
Etymology
Tupi f. cua belt + tim nose
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