/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005