binturong
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of binturong
From the Malay word binturung, binturun, benturung
Example Sentences
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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
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