KINKAJOU


Meaning of KINKAJOU in English

/king"keuh jooh'/ , n.

a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.

[ 1790-1800; Potos flavus ), earlier quincajou, perh. a conflation of carcajou CARCAJOU with Ojibwa kwi·nkwaa·ke· a cognate word ]

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