Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Coati

Coati (ko*a"te or ko*ā"ti) , noun

[From the native name: compare French coati.]

(Zoology) 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.

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.