coati

See also: coatí

English

A South American, or ring-tailed, coati (Nasua nasua)

Etymology

From Old Tupi.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɑːti/
  • (US) IPA(key): /koʊˈɑdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːti

Noun

coati (plural coatis)

  1. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
    • 1974, Bil Gilbert, "Chulo", Backpacker, page 89,
      Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys. Others believe the coati to be a peculiar kind of arboreal anteater. More generally in this region, coatis are called “chulo bears” or simply “chulos,” and will be so referred to hereafter.
    • 2002, Maurice Burton, Robert Burton, Coati, International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs, page 478,
      The coatis are four small, carnivorous mammals related to the raccoon, red panda and ringtail, or cacomistle. They range in size from 15 inches (38 cm) in the mountain coati, Nasuella olivacca, to 16-26 inches (41-67 cm) long in the three species Nasua nasua, N. nelsoni and N. narica.
    • 2004, Hope B. Werness, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art, page 88,
      Above: Maya effigy vessel depicting a red coati or opposum with some anthropomorphic traits.

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French

Etymology

Portuguese quati, from Old Tupi.

Noun

coati m (plural coatis)

  1. coati

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Portuguese

Noun

coati m (plural coatis)

  1. Alternative form of quati

Venetian

Noun

coati

  1. plural of coato
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