suricat \su"ricat\, suricate \su"ricate\s=u"ri^ka^t,
   n. f. surikate, from the native name in south africa.
   zool.
   a south african mongooselike viverrine suricata suricatta
   or suricata tetradactyla having a lemurlike face and only
   four toes; called also mierkat, yellow mongoose and
   zenick. also spelled surikate.

   note: the animal called zenick seems also to be related to
         or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be
         found on the internet.

   syn: meerkat.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5
see also:
suricata suricatta suricata tetradactyla mierkat yellow mongoose zenick surikate 

zenick \ze"nick\, n. zool.
   a south african burrowing mammal suricata tetradactyla,
   allied to the civets. it is grayish brown, with yellowish
   transverse stripes on the back. called also suricat.
   obsolete

   note: this term is not found on the internet. it probably
         refers to the meerkat, also called suricate.
         1913 webster
see also:
suricata tetradactyla suricat meerkat