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单词 kinkajou
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
kin•ka•jou  (kingkə jo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
  • French: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, perh. a conflation of carcajou carcajou with Ojibwa kwi·nkwaʔa·ke· a cognate word
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kinkajou /ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒuː/ n
  1. Also called: honey bear, potto an arboreal fruit-eating mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, with a long prehensile tail: family Procyonidae (raccoons) order Carnivora (carnivores)
Etymology: 18th Century: from French quincajou, from Algonquian; related to Ojibwa gwĭngwâage wolverine
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