Meerkatze

German
FWOTD – 6 March 2015

Etymology

Meer (“sea”) +‎ Katze (“cat”), because they were brought to Europe over the sea from Africa, and thought to resemble cats.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯ˌkatsə/

Noun

Meerkatze f (genitive Meerkatze, plural Meerkatzen)

  1. guenon
    • 1907, Friedrich Dahl, Versuche über den Farbensinn bei einer Meerkatze

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the English word meerkat.

Derived terms

Further reading
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