Kinkajou

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kinkajou \Kin"ka*jou`\, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the
     native American name.] (Zool.)
     A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus})
     of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has
     a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only
     representative of a distinct family ({Cercoleptid[ae]})


     allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey
     bear}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kinkajou
       n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long
            prehensile tail [syn: {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos
            flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
       2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {Perodicticus potto}]