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Look up: kinkajou

  1. kinkajou
    [n] - arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Kinkajou
    Kin'ka·jou` noun [ French kinkajou , quincajou , from the native American name.] (Zoology) 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 ( Cercoleptidæ ) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto , ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/11

  3. kinkajou
    <zoology> 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 (Cercoleptidae) allied to the raccoons. ... Synonym: potto, and honey bear. ... Origin: F. Kinkajou, quincajou, from the native ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. kinkajou
    potto 2 Potos flavus noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. kinkajou
    noun a kind of lemur
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Kinkajou
    The `Kinkajou` (`Potos flavus`), also known as the `Honey Bear`, `Sugar Bear`, or `Cat-Monkey` is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to the olingo, ringtail, cacomistle, raccoon, and coati. It is the only member of the genus `Potos`. Native to Central America and South America, this arboreal mammal is not particularly rare, though it is seldom seen by people because of its strict nocturnal habits. Kinkajous may be mistaken for ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou

  7. Kinkajou
    • (n.) 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 (Cercoleptidae) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. kinkajou
    an unusual member of the raccoon family (see procyonid) distinguished by its long, prehensile tail, short muzzle, and low-set, rounded ears. Native ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/34

  9. kinkajou
    kinkajou (king'kujOO") , nocturnal, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, found from Mexico to Brazil and related to the raccoon. It has a long, slender body with soft, short, woolly hair of any of various shades of brown or yellow. Its tail is prehensile and is used to grasp branches when the anim...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08277


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