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kinkajou in British English
(ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒuː)
noun
Also called: honey bear, potto
an arboreal fruit-eating mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, with a long prehensile tail: family Procyonidae (raccoons) order Carnivora (carnivores)
Word origin
C18: from French quincajou, from Algonquian; related to Ojibwa gwĭngwâage wolverinekinkajou in American English
(ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒu)
noun
a nocturnal, tree-dwelling carnivore (Potos flavus) of Central and South America of the same family (Procyonidae) as the raccoon, withsoft, yellowish-brown fur, large eyes, and a long prehensile tail
Word origin
Fr, earlier quincajou, (properly, wolverine, misapplied by Buffon) < a crossing of Ojibwa gwiinwaʾaage & Montagnais kwaahkwaacheew: see carcajouImage ofkinkajou
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