kinkajou

• kincajou

From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/, /ˈkɪŋkəˌʒuː/

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kinkajou (plural kinkajous)

1. Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

   Synonyms: honey bear, potto

• kinkajou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Potos flavus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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• kincajou
• quincajou (obsolete)

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃.ka.ʒu/

kinkajou m (plural kinkajous)

1. kinkajou
2. (obsolete) wolverine

• “kinkajou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.