释义 |
binturong /ˈbɪntjʊrɒŋ /nounA tree-dwelling Asian civet with a coarse blackish coat and a muscular prehensile tail.- Arctictis binturong, family Viverridae.
Only two members of the carnivore family have prehensile tails - the binturong and the kinkajou....- 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.
- 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. |