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kin·ka·jou (kiŋ′kə jo̵̅o̅′)

noun

a nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivore (Potos flavus) of Central and South America of the same family (Procyonidae) as the raccoon, with soft, yellowish-brown fur, large eyes, and a long prehensile tail

Etymology: Fr, earlier quincajou, (properly, wolverine, misapplied by Comte de Buffon) < a crossing of Ojibwa gwiinwaʾaage & Montagnais kwaahkwaacheew: see carcajou

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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