1) Meerkat 2) Mierkat 3) Mongoose kin 4) Suricata tetradactyla 
[n] - burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa
Suricata tetradactyla noun burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.