linsang
[ lin-sang ]
/ ˈlɪn sæŋ /
noun
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
Origin of linsang
First recorded in 1880–85,
linsang is from the Javanese word
lingsang
Words nearby linsang
linolenic acid,
linoleum,
linoleum block,
linotype,
lins,
linsang,
linseed,
linseed cake,
linseed meal,
linseed oil,
linsey
Example sentences from the Web for linsang
This is a very curious animal, which, like the panda and the linsang, at first misled naturalists in assigning it a place.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. SterndalePrionodon or Linsang differs from the last two genera in the loss of an upper molar.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
British Dictionary definitions for linsang
linsang
/ (ˈlɪnsæŋ) /
noun
any of several forest-dwelling viverrine mammals, Poiana richardsoni of W Africa or either of the two species of Prionodon of S Asia: closely related to the genets, having a very long tail and a spotted or banded coat of thick fur
Word Origin for linsang
C19: Malay