meerkat

Serbo-Croat translation: merkat

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English term or phrase:meerkat
Serbo-Croat translation:merkat
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

11:16 Mar 9, 2010
English to Serbo-Croat translations [PRO]
Medical - Zoology
English term or phrase: meerkat
In the zoo, a very feisty meerkat has an ear infection and the vet is called for help.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 21:15
merkat
Explanation:
Merkat (lat. Suricata suricatta) je sisavac iz porodice mungosa.

Živi u pustinji Kalahari na jugu Afrike. Mužjaci su teški oko 730 grama, a ženke su nešto lakše. Mužjaci narastu do 35 cm duljine, a ženke oko 25 cm (bez repa, koji je obično dug između 17 i 25 cm).



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Note added at 5 mins (2010-03-09 11:22:13 GMT)
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The meerkat or suricate Suricata suricatta, a small mammal, is a member of the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some superfamilies have 50 or more members. Meerkats have an average life span of 12-14 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat
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Milan Djukić
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Local time: 21:15
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merkat


Explanation:
Merkat (lat. Suricata suricatta) je sisavac iz porodice mungosa.

Živi u pustinji Kalahari na jugu Afrike. Mužjaci su teški oko 730 grama, a ženke su nešto lakše. Mužjaci narastu do 35 cm duljine, a ženke oko 25 cm (bez repa, koji je obično dug između 17 i 25 cm).



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Note added at 5 mins (2010-03-09 11:22:13 GMT)
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The meerkat or suricate Suricata suricatta, a small mammal, is a member of the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some superfamilies have 50 or more members. Meerkats have an average life span of 12-14 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat


    Reference: http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkat
    Reference: http://www.mycity.rs/Zivotinjski-svet/Merkat.html
Milan Djukić
Serbia
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Serbian
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