KINKAJOU


Meaning of KINKAJOU in English

/ ˈkɪŋkədʒuː; NAmE / noun

a small animal with a very strong tail, which lives in trees in Central and S America and eats mainly fruit

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French quincajou , alteration of carcajou .

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