coati

[ koh-ah-tee ]

/ koʊˈɑ ti /

noun, plural co·a·tis.

a diurnal omnivore related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, a long, ringed, nonprehensile tail, and a slender, flexible snout: the two genera are Nasua, found in the southwestern U.S. and southward to Uruguay, and Nasuella, the mountain coatis of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Also called co·a·ti·mun·di

[koh-ah-tee-muhn-dee] /koʊˈɑ tiˈmʌn di/ .

Origin of coati

First recorded in 1670–80; from Portuguese, from Tupi, equivalent to cua “belt” + ti, tim “nose”

Words nearby coati

coatee, Coates, Coatesville, coat flower, coat hanger, coati, coating, coat of arms, coat of mail, coat-of-mail shell, coat of many colors

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Example sentences from the Web for coati

They call this boy the Coati, His name is strange, and so is he.
Animal Children|Edith Brown Kirkwood
And it descends the trunks of trees head first, just as the coati does.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Suddenly the coati began to go slower and slower and then stopped short.
The Inca Emerald|Samuel Scoville
The coati is about a yard in length, nearly half of which belongs to the tail.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

Lake Titicaca contains several islands, notably Titicaca and Coati.
An Account of the Conquest of Peru|Pedro Sancho

British Dictionary definitions for coati

coati

coati-mondi or coati-mundi (kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ)

/ (kəʊˈɑːtɪ) /

noun plural -tis or -dis

any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat

Word Origin for coati

C17: from Portuguese coatì, from Tupi, literally: belt-nosed, from cua belt + tim nose

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	coati
释义	coati [ koh-ah-tee ] / koʊˈɑ ti / noun, plural co·a·tis. a diurnal omnivore related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, a long, ringed, nonprehensile tail, and a slender, flexible snout: the two genera are Nasua, found in the southwestern U.S. and southward to Uruguay, and Nasuella, the mountain coatis of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Also called co·a·ti·mun·di [koh-ah-tee-muhn-dee] /koʊˈɑ tiˈmʌn di/ . Origin of coati First recorded in 1670–80; from Portuguese, from Tupi, equivalent to cua “belt” + ti, tim “nose” Words nearby coati coatee, Coates, Coatesville, coat flower, coat hanger, coati, coating, coat of arms, coat of mail, coat-of-mail shell, coat of many colors Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coati They call this boy the Coati, His name is strange, and so is he. Animal Children\|Edith Brown Kirkwood And it descends the trunks of trees head first, just as the coati does. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood Suddenly the coati began to go slower and slower and then stopped short. The Inca Emerald\|Samuel Scoville The coati is about a yard in length, nearly half of which belongs to the tail. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood Lake Titicaca contains several islands, notably Titicaca and Coati. An Account of the Conquest of Peru\|Pedro Sancho British Dictionary definitions for coati coati coati-mondi or coati-mundi (kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ) / (kəʊˈɑːtɪ) / noun plural -tis or -dis any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat Word Origin for coati C17: from Portuguese coatì, from Tupi, literally: belt-nosed, from cua belt + tim nose Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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