| Definitions | kinkajou
noun
- A carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
Translations: - German: Wickelbí¤r , Honigbí¤r
- Spanish: chosna (italbrac, Peru), cuchicuchi (italbrac, Venezuela), cusumbí (italbrac, Panama), cusumbo (italbrac, Ecuador), martilla (italbrac, Costa Rica), martucha (italbrac, Mexico), mico de noche (italbrac, Nicaragua), mico león (italbrac, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), mono michi (italbrac, Bolivia), perro de monte (italbrac, Colombia)
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Etymology: From quincajou, from a Native American source, probably originally meaning "wolverine" (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage).
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