Word of the Day:
coati
What It Means
Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
Coati in Context
“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.”
Did You Know?
From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).
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