n.
Pronunciation: ' lin- ˌ sa ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: Javanese lingsang
Date: 1821
: either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals ( Prionodon pardicolor and P. linsang ) having an elongated slender muzzle and long tail also : a related mammal ( Poiana richardsoni ) of Africa