Kukang

2 definitions found

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

  Kukang \Ku*kang"\, n. (Zool.) [Native name.]
     The slow lemur. See {Lemur}.
     [1913 Webster] Ku Klux
     Kuklux

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



  Lemur \Le"mur\ (l[=e]"m[u^]r), n. [L., a ghost, specter. So
     called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.]
     (Zool.)
     One of a family ({Lemurid[ae]}) of nocturnal mammals allied
     to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and
     foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds,
     insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and
     the neighboring islands, one genus ({Galago}) occurring in
     Africa. The slow lemur or {kukang} of the East Indies is
     {Nycticebus tardigradus}. See {Galago}, {Indris}, and
     {Colugo}.
     [1913 Webster]