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kinkajous Definition


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kinkajou
noun
    kinkajous
    1. zool.
      A nocturnal fruit-eating mammal of Central and S America, which has a rounded head, slender body, yellowish-brown fur and a long prehensile tail. Also called honey bear.
Etymology: 18c: from French quincajou, from Algonquian kwingwaage the wolverine.



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