linsang
noun
lin·sang ˈlin-ˌsaŋ 
: either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals (Prionodon pardicolor and P. linsang) having an elongated slender muzzle and long tail
also : a related mammal (Poiana richardsoni) of Africa
Word History
Etymology
Javanese lingsang
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above