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单词 olinguito
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Definition of olinguito in English:

olinguito

nounPlural olinguitosɒlɪŋˈɡiːtəʊōliNGˈɡēdō
  • A small nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal living in cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. First described in 2013, it is the smallest member of the raccoon family.

    Bassaricyon neblina, family Procyonidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A decade ago, Helgen and his team began the search for the olinguito and their journey took them to South America.
    • The first clue came from the olinguito's teeth and skull, which were smaller and differently shaped than those of olingos.
    • In the world of entomology this new species can be only compared in its rare characteristics to the Olinguito.
    • The olinguito is mostly active at night, eats fruit as well as meat, rarely leaves the trees, and has one offspring at a time.
    • At least one olinguito from Colombia was exhibited in several US zoos during the 1960s and 1970s, the researchers said.

Origin

Early 21st century: diminutive of olingo.

 
 

Definition of olinguito in US English:

olinguito

nounōliNGˈɡēdō
  • A small nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal living in cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. First described in 2013, it is the smallest member of the raccoon family.

    Bassaricyon neblina, family Procyonidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The olinguito is mostly active at night, eats fruit as well as meat, rarely leaves the trees, and has one offspring at a time.
    • At least one olinguito from Colombia was exhibited in several US zoos during the 1960s and 1970s, the researchers said.
    • The first clue came from the olinguito's teeth and skull, which were smaller and differently shaped than those of olingos.
    • In the world of entomology this new species can be only compared in its rare characteristics to the Olinguito.
    • A decade ago, Helgen and his team began the search for the olinguito and their journey took them to South America.

Origin

Early 21st century: diminutive of olingo.

 
 
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