Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coati.
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- noun the
ring -tailed coati , Nasua nasua, a south Americancarnivore
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Those ominous vines grew in profusion, twisting in dense layers over the lean-to, as if defensively, and the entire platform was surrounded by beasties—iguanas, frogs, snakes, deer mice, and coatimundi made up a creeping moat.
Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010
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A tall, lithe, rather rakishly clad coatimundi stood nearest the wagon, gesturing animatedly in the merchant's direction with a thin rapier.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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For those of you who don't know (and I certainly didn't), a serval is a medium sized African wildcat and a coatimundi is part of the raccoon family.
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Apparently, there's a coatimundi on the loose in Argyle, NY.
Archive 2007-09-01 2007
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In-Sync today is home to 18 tigers, 12 cougars, 6 lions, 3 leopards, 2 lynx, 2 bobcats, a serval and a coatimundi, named Nugget.
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Fauna recorded within the park include giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (V), La Plata otter Lutra platensis, coatimundi Nasua nasua, ocelot Felis pardalis, jaguar Panthera onca, puma Felis concolor, margay Leopardus wiedii, brocket deer Mazama rufina (LR) and American tapir Tapirus terrestris (LR).
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I always thought it looked like a cross between a wolf and a coatimundi, especially the head.
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Sir, they would not pause or turn aside if a coatimundi crossed their path — an animal with a strong odour.
Green Mansions 2004
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Glancing at the fragments scattered on the floor, I remembered old Nuflo, and how I had surprised him at his feast of rank coatimundi in his secret retreat.
Green Mansions 2004
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“You treat her friends badly,” said I, kicking the long tail of the coatimundi away with my foot, and regretting that
Green Mansions 2004
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