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Coati n. (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.

Synonyms: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica. 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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... America we find another form of badger in the Coati mondi, of which there are several varieties; and there, too, the racoon appears of a species distinct from those of the north. Some writers class the coati with the civets, but the creature has far more of the habits and appearance of a badger than of a civet cat; and therefore, whatever the anatomists may say, we shall consider the coati ...

— Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found - A Book of Zoology for Boys • Mayne Reid

Words linked to "Coati" : Nasua narica, procyonid, coati-mondi, coon cat