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: any of several tropical American mammals (genera Nasua and Nasuella) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout
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The coati is a civet-like animal native to Central and South America and is related to the Asian civet.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Sometimes a coati, a javelina or a roadrunner shows up in the parking lot.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
And here was the print of a coati.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2015
Skunk, bear, and coati walk these trails along the ditch.
—Citizen Science Salon, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2015
And for Johnny the coati, a distant relative of the racoon, that means enticing him with a spoonful of honey inside of a plastic container, prompting him to stick his head inside while a vet administers the vaccine.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
Larissa Pratta Campos, a veterinary student, has helped treat wild boar, marsh deer, birds, primates and a raccoon-like creature called a coati.
—Scott Reinhard, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2020
Many, like the coati—a raccoon relative—are found wandering along the roadside, dehydrated and exhausted.
—Jill Langlois, National Geographic, 2 Oct. 2020
Black bears, ocelots, pronghorn and coati call the area home.
—Erin Stone, azcentral, 13 May 2020
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Sometimes a coati, a javelina or a roadrunner shows up in the parking lot.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
And here was the print of a coati.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2015
Skunk, bear, and coati walk these trails along the ditch.
—Citizen Science Salon, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2015
And for Johnny the coati, a distant relative of the racoon, that means enticing him with a spoonful of honey inside of a plastic container, prompting him to stick his head inside while a vet administers the vaccine.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
Larissa Pratta Campos, a veterinary student, has helped treat wild boar, marsh deer, birds, primates and a raccoon-like creature called a coati.
—Scott Reinhard, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2020
Many, like the coati—a raccoon relative—are found wandering along the roadside, dehydrated and exhausted.
—Jill Langlois, National Geographic, 2 Oct. 2020
Black bears, ocelots, pronghorn and coati call the area home.
—Erin Stone, azcentral, 13 May 2020
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“Coati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coati. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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