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单词 binturong
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Definition of binturong in English:

binturong

noun ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋbinˈto͝orôNG
  • A tree-dwelling Asian civet with a coarse blackish coat and a muscular prehensile tail.

    Arctictis binturong, family Viverridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For these animals, as well as another 45 moon bears and 14 sun bears, 50 macaques, 30 gibbons, 10 crocodiles, 4 binturongs, and 200 dogs, Banglamung Wildlife Breeding Center is essentially a well-appointed refugee center.
    • Only two members of the carnivore family have prehensile tails - the binturong and the kinkajou.
    • When excited, the binturongs emit a variety of grunts and hisses, say researchers.
    • Good pets, cats, dogs, things like that, not binturongs.
    • Their scent glands, located near their tails, are rubbed along branches as they walk or are deliberately rubbed against upright branches to deposit an oily musk as a signal to other binturongs.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Malay.

 
 

Definition of binturong in US English:

binturong

nounbinˈto͝orôNG
  • A tree-dwelling Asian civet with a coarse blackish coat and a muscular prehensile tail.

    Arctictis binturong, family Viverridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their scent glands, located near their tails, are rubbed along branches as they walk or are deliberately rubbed against upright branches to deposit an oily musk as a signal to other binturongs.
    • When excited, the binturongs emit a variety of grunts and hisses, say researchers.
    • Only two members of the carnivore family have prehensile tails - the binturong and the kinkajou.
    • Good pets, cats, dogs, things like that, not binturongs.
    • For these animals, as well as another 45 moon bears and 14 sun bears, 50 macaques, 30 gibbons, 10 crocodiles, 4 binturongs, and 200 dogs, Banglamung Wildlife Breeding Center is essentially a well-appointed refugee center.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Malay.

 
 
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