Coati

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coati \Co*a"ti\ (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n.
     [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zool.)
     A mammal of tropical America of the genus {Nasua}, allied to
     the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body,
     tail, and nose; -- called also {coati mondi} and {coati
     mundi}.


  
     Syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, {Nasua
          narica}.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The red coati ({Nasua socialis}), called also {coati
           mondi}, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown
           coati ({Nasua narica}) is found in Surinam and Brazil.
           [1913 Webster] coati-mondi
           coati mundi
           coati mondi

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coati
       n : omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn:
            {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat}, {Nasua narica}]