linsang

[ lin-sang ]

/ ˈlɪn sæŋ /

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noun

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.

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Origin of linsang

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

Words nearby linsang

linoleum block, lino tile, linotype, Lin Piao, Lins, linsang, linseed, linseed cake, linseed meal, linseed oil, Lin Sen

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How to use linsang in a sentence

This is a very curious animal, which, like the panda and the linsang, at first misled naturalists in assigning it a place.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Prionodon or Linsang differs from the last two genera in the loss of an upper molar.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for linsang

linsang

/ (ˈlɪnsæŋ) /

noun

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 Origin for linsang

C19: Malay

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