kinkajou
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long,…Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
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1 sensesPotos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
Wickelbär, Honigbär
кинкажу́kinkažú
arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
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1 sentencesIs the animal a kinkajou or a raccoon?
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Origin
From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (cFrom French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.
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