manicoun.
/ˈmanɪkuː/, U.S. /ˈmænᵻˌku/, Caribbean English /ˈmanɪˌkuː/ Caribbean.
Any of various opossums, esp. the large Didelphis marsupialis, which is frequently caught for food.
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manicou1953
1953 P. L. Fermor Violins of Saint-Jacques 28 The most remarkable [pets] were a family of manicous, the mother of which carried her dozen young about by twisting her tail parallel to her spine in order that they might loop their own round it and secure their positions on the parent back.
1968 E. Lovelace Schoolmaster xi. 171 I will go late and headlight in the forest for manicou.
1981 F. Charles Signposts of Jumbie vii. 37 Most of them are hunters, hunting wild animals such as the opossum or manicou.
1987 M. Collins Angel x. 227 Dey disappear in dey hole like manicou.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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