- kinkajou
- kinkajou 1796, from French (1670s), from an Algonquian word.
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kinkajou — [ kɛ̃kaʒu ] n. m. • 1776; quincajou 1672; d une langue indienne d Amérique ♦ Petit mammifère arboricole (carnivores) au pelage gris roux, à longue queue prenante, qui vit en Amérique tropicale. « l intelligence d un écureuil, l adresse d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Kinkajou — Kin ka*jou , n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus}) of South America, about as large as a full grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinkajou — [kiŋ′kə jo͞o΄] n. [Fr, earlier quincajou, (properly, wolverine, misapplied by BUFFON Comte de) < a crossing of Ojibwa gwiinwaʾaage & Montagnais kwaahkwaacheew: see CARCAJOU] a nocturnal, tree dwelling carnivore (Potos flavus) of Central and… … English World dictionary
Kinkajou — Potos flavus … Wikipédia en Français
Kinkajou — For the meerkat on Meerkat Manor, see List of Meerkat Manor meerkats#Kinkajou. Kinkajou Conservation status … Wikipedia
kinkajou — /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; < F: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, perh … Universalium
kinkajou — kibiauodegis meškėnas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Potos flavus angl. American potto; kinkajou; night ape vok. Wickelbär rus. кинкажу pranc. kinkajou; potos ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Kinkajou a face pale — Bassaricyon Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lingo … Wikipédia en Français
Kinkajou à face pâle — Bassaricyon Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lingo … Wikipédia en Français
kinkajou — noun Etymology: French, alteration of quincajou wolverine, of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa kwi•nkwaʔa•ke• wolverine Date: 1796 a nocturnal arboreal omnivorous mammal (Potos flavus) found from Mexico to South America that is related to the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
