kinkajou
[king-kuh-joo]
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noun
a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
Origin of kinkajou
1790–1800; < French: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, perhaps a conflation of carcajou carcajou with Ojibwa kwi˙nkwaʔa˙ke˙ a cognate word
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The Kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) of Demerara belongs to this family.
Natural History in AnecdoteVarious
This disposition of the generative parts is still further modified in a few animals, such as the Rat and the Kinkajou.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
They much resemble the kinkajou in external appearance, but the skull and teeth are more like those of Procyon and Nasua.
It is also known as the aswail and the honey-bear, the last name being also given to the Malay bear and the kinkajou.
kinkajou
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Word Origin for kinkajou
C18: from French quincajou, from Algonquian; related to Ojibwa gwĭngwâage wolverine
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