binturong

[ bin-toor-awng, -ong ]

noun

an arboreal civet, Arctictis binturong, of Asia, having a long, prehensile tail.

Origin of binturong

From the Malay word binturung, binturun, benturung

Also called bearcat.

Words Nearby binturong

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How to use binturong in a sentence

Chicken DNA in the binturong enclosure, for instance, came from animals that had been fed to the zoo inhabitants.
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The binturong, or bear-cat, as it is often called, may be recognized at once by the long tufts of black hair upon its ears.
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binturong, bin′tū-rong, n. the native name for an Indian prehensile-tailed carnivore, akin to the civet.
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British Dictionary definitions for binturong

binturong

/ (ˈbɪntjʊˌrɒŋ, bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ) /

noun

an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong, closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair

Origin of binturong

from Malay

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