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sjm says: but I don't get why "seacat" should mean "monkey"
As a suggestion, it may be because they arrived by sea. As a parallel, coal in parts of the UK was known as seacoal because it arrived by sea.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted meerkat/etymology? Wordwind 02/18/03 12:48 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? sjm 02/18/03 01:02 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? wwh 02/18/03 01:54 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/18/03 10:30 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? Wordwind 02/18/03 10:51 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? dxb 02/18/03 04:39 PM Re: meerkat/etymology? wwh 02/18/03 06:07 PM Re: meerkat/etymology? dxb 02/18/03 06:31 PM Re: meerkat/etymology? sjm 02/18/03 06:55 PM Re: meerkat/etymology? Faldage 02/18/03 07:31 PM Re: meerkat/etymology? dxb 02/19/03 09:20 AM Re: meerkat/etymology? Wordwind 02/19/03 10:15 AM
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