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Definition of Kinkajous

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 Kinkajous from wikipedia

- the "honey bear" (a name that it shares with the unrelated sun bear). Kinkajous are arboreal, they are not closely related to any other tree-dwelling...
- Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments...
- Procyonidae, the raccoons and raccoon-like procyonids, including coatimundis, kinkajous, olingos, olinguitos, ringtails and cacomistles. In North America, ursids...
- olingo. Olingos are quite rare in zoos and are often misidentified as kinkajous. A previously unrecognized olingo, similar to but distinct from B. alleni...
- arboreal, omnivorous member of the carnivoran family Procyonidae (coatis, kinkajous and raccoons). Depending on the location, its preferred habitats are humid...
- in the family Procyonidae, which also includes raccoons, olingos, and kinkajous. It has been treated as a species, but the vast majority of recent authorities...
- many species of carnivorans, including wolves, bears, sea otters and kinkajous. The anal glands are situated within the wall of the anal canal and communicate...
- time in trees. Its tail is not prehensile, unlike that of the related kinkajous, although it can act as a balance. The call of the northern olingo has...
- mammals,[3] but arboreal mammals such as monkeys, some opossums, and kinkajous use diagonal sequence walks for enhanced stability.[3] Diagonal sequence...
- leading to the presence in South America of llamas, the spectacled bear, kinkajous and jaguars.[citation needed] Three million years ago saw the start of...