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coati

Pronunciation: /kəʊˈɑːti/

The English word “coati” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.

Etymology

From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).

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