Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Kinkajou"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Kinkajou \Kin"ka*jou`\, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the
native American name.] (Zo["o]l.)
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 ({Cercoleptid[ae]})
allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey
bear}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

kinkajou
n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long
prehensile tail [syn: {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos
flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {Perodicticus potto}]


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