Kinkajou meaning

kĭng'kə-jo͝o'
An arboreal mammal (Potos flavus) of Central and South America, having brownish fur and a long, prehensile tail.
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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.
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Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
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Origin of kinkajou

French from earlier Canadian French quincajou wolverine (the kinkajou being confused with the wolverine in early European descriptions of the animals) probably blend of Ojibwa gwiingwa'aage Montagnais kuàkuàtsheu wolverine

Sentence Examples

  • It is also known as the aswail and the honey-bear, the last name being also given to the Malay bear and the kinkajou.

  • nasutus); and the " kinkajou."

  • labiatus), skunk (Mephitis, Spilogale and Conepatus), marten, several species of opossum (including a pigmy species of the Tres Marias islands), sloth, two species of ant-bear (Myrmecophaga tetradactylus and Cyclothurus didactylus), armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), a small arboreal porcupine (Synetheres mexicanus), the kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus), three species of deer - the white-tailed Cariacus toltecus, the little black-faced brocket, Coassus rufinus, which is also found in Brazil, and the Sonora deer (Odocoileus couesi) - the Mexican bighorn (Ovis mexicanus) of Chihuahua, at least two species of hare (Lepus calotis and L.

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