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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COATI, n. An animal of South America, resembling the raccoon, but with a longer body and neck, shorter fur and smaller eyes; the Viverra nasua of Linne.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Portuguese quati, coati, from Tupi kwáti Date: 1676 either of two tropical American mammals (Nasua nasua and N. narica) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. coatis) any racoon-like flesh-eating mammal of the genus Nasua, with a long flexible snout and a long usu. ringed tail. Etymology: Tupi f. cua belt + tim nose

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coati Co*a"ti (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, but with a longer body, tail, and nose. Note: The red coati (N. socialis), called also coati mondi, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown coati (N. narica) is found in Surinam and Brazil.