Linsangs is an originally Javanese name applied to four species of tree-dwelling carnivorous mammals. The two African species belong to the family Viverridae, the two Asiatic species belong to the family Prionodontidae. Both linsang genera (the African Poiana and the Asian Prionodon) were formerly placed in the subfamily Viverrinae (of Viverridae)...
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white civet-like Javanese mammal
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• (n.) Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon, inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang (P. gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown with black spots.
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any of three species of long-tailed, catlike mammals belonging to the civet family (Viverridae). The African linsang (Poiana richardsoni), the ... [1 related articles]
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Lin·sang' (lĭn*säng')
noun (Zoology) Any viverrine mammal of the genus
Prionodon , inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang (
P. gracilis ) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang (
Porana Richardsonii ) is brown ...
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