linsang

[ lin-sang ]

noun

1. any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.

linsang

/ ˈlɪnsæŋ /

noun

1. any of several forest-dwelling viverrine mammals, Poiana richardsoni of W Africa or either of the two species of Prionodon of S Asia: closely related to the genets, having a very long tail and a spotted or banded coat of thick fur

Word History and Origins

Origin of linsang¹

First recorded in 1880–85, linsang is from the Javanese word lingsang

Word History and Origins

Origin of linsang¹

C19: Malay

Example Sentences

This is a very curious animal, which, like the panda and the linsang, at first misled naturalists in assigning it a place.

From Project Gutenberg

Prionodon or Linsang differs from the last two genera in the loss of an upper molar.

From Project Gutenberg