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Kinkajou

Kin′ka-jouˊ

Noun.

[F.

kinkajou

quincajou

, from the native American name.]

(Zool.)

A nocturnal carnivorous mammal (

Cercoleptes caudivolvulus

) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family (

Cercoleptidæ

) allied to the raccoons. Called also

potto

, and

honey bear

Definition 2024

kinkajou

English

A kinkajou

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kincajou

Noun

kinkajou ‎(plural kinkajous)

Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

Synonyms

honey bear, potto

Translations

Potos flavus

Chinese: 蜜熊 mìxióng
Esperanto: kinkajuo
Finnish: kierteishäntäkarhu, kinkaju
French: kinkajou (fr) m
German: Wickelbär m, Honigbär m
Italian: cercoletto
Korean: 킨카주 kinkaju

Palantla Chinantec: hieh¹² hma²
Portuguese: jupará
Romanian: kinkaju m
Russian: кинкажу́ (ru) m ‎(kinkažú)
Spanish: chosna f (Peru), cuchicuchi m (Venezuela), cusumbí m (Panama), cusumbo m (Ecuador), martilla f (Costa Rica), martucha f (Mexico), mico de noche m (Nicaragua), mico león m (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), mono michi m (Bolivia), perro de monte m (Colombia)
Yucuna: kuʼujrí

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Kinkajou

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kinkajou

kinkajou

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