kinkajou
[ king-kuh-joo ]
/ ˈkɪŋ kəˌdʒu /
noun
a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
Origin of kinkajou
1790–1800; < French: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to
Potos flavus), earlier
quincajou, perhaps a conflation of
carcajou
carcajou with Ojibwa
kwi˙nkwaʔa˙ke˙ a cognate word
Words nearby kinkajou
kininogenase,
kink,
kinkaid,
kinkaid act,
kinkaider,
kinkajou,
kinkle,
kinky,
kinky-hair disease,
kinmen,
kinnell
Example sentences from the Web for kinkajou
They much resemble the kinkajou in external appearance, but the skull and teeth are more like those of Procyon and Nasua.
This disposition of the generative parts is still further modified in a few animals, such as the Rat and the Kinkajou.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers BeddardIt is also known as the aswail and the honey-bear, the last name being also given to the Malay bear and the kinkajou.
The Kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) of Demerara belongs to this family.
Natural History in Anecdote |Various
British Dictionary definitions for kinkajou
kinkajou
/ (ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒuː) /
noun
Also called: honey bear, potto
an arboreal fruit-eating mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, with a long prehensile tail: family Procyonidae (raccoons) order Carnivora (carnivores)
Word Origin for kinkajou
C18: from French
quincajou, from Algonquian; related to Ojibwa
gwĭngwâage wolverine