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Definition of Kinkajou

Kinkajou
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 is the only representative of a distinct family (Cercoleptid[ae]) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.

Meaning of Kinkajou from wikipedia

- The kinkajou (/ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ KING-kə-joo; Potos flavus) is a tropical rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and...
- "washes" its food before eating), a coati is a Nasenbär (nose-bear), while a kinkajou is a Honigbär (honey-bear). Dutch follows suit, calling the animals wasbeer...
- Animation's first musical film. The story follows Vivo (Miranda), a music-loving kinkajou, who embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and must...
- Sloth bear of Indian subcontinent, also with light-colored upper-chest fur Kinkajou, a rainforest mammal native to Central and South America Nina Warren, known...
- sister Kinkajou, also evicted from the Whiskers, for leadership of a new group, the Starsky, which she had founded with roving male Carlos. Kinkajou eventually...
- as is the case with cats, but it is not prehensile as is that of the kinkajou, another procyonid. Coatis have bear- and raccoon-like paws and walk plantigrade...
- large birds, spiders, and arthropod-hunting mammals, including coati, kinkajou, and opossum. At least one human death has been attributed to the venom...
- fully prehensile tails, although they use only the tip of the tail. Kinkajou. The kinkajou of South and Central America is the only other animal of the order...
- mountain coati (N. meridensis) Western mountain coati (N. olivacea) Potos Kinkajou (P. flavus) Procyon Crab-eating raccoon (P. cancrivorus) Raccoon (P. lotor)...
- mountain coati (N. meridensis) Western mountain coati (N. olivacea) Potos Kinkajou (P. flavus) Procyon Crab-eating raccoon (P. cancrivorus) Raccoon (P. lotor)...