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binturong
[ bin-toor-awng, -ong ]
/ bɪnˈtʊər ɔŋ, -ɒŋ /
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noun
an arboreal civet, Arctictis binturong, of Asia, having a long, prehensile tail.
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Also called bearcat.
Origin of binturong
From the Malay word binturung, binturun, benturung
Words nearby binturong
binovular, binoxalate, bins, Binswanger's disease, bint, binturong, binuclear family, binucleate, binucleolate, Binyon, bio
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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.
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 WoodBinturong, bin′tū-rong, n. the native name for an Indian prehensile-tailed carnivore, akin to the civet.
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
Word Origin for binturong
from Malay
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