binturong

American  

[bin-toor-awng, -ong] / bɪnˈtʊər ɔŋ, -ɒŋ /

noun

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

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binturong British  

/ bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊˌrɒŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of binturong

From the Malay word binturung, binturun, benturung

Example Sentences

Despite eating the same figs, binturong, small-toothed palm, masked palm, and common palm civets do coexist together.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

A newsletter from spring 1972 reveals the family bred leopards, pumas, lions, monkeys, baboons, porcupines and a binturong.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

In a city where lions, tigers and — yes — bears are only a subway ride away, the Staten Island Zoo is betting on the binturong.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2014

Their keeper says they “fight like an old married couple,” and in a binturong relationship, that means lots of loud howls and hisses that you can hear from several exhibits away.

From Washington Post

The binturong inhabits southern Asia from Nepal through the Malay Peninsula to the islands of Sumatra and Java.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various