(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:30:53

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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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