binturong

[bin-too r-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.

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Historical Examples of binturong

Binturong, bin′tū-rong, n. the native name for an Indian prehensile-tailed carnivore, akin to the civet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
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.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History
Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for binturong

binturong

noun

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

Word Origin for binturong

from Malay

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