kinkajou
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- noun
- /ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒu/
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kinkajú
- This high dollar cappuccino passes through Jamaican fruit bats, elephants from Thailand, Brazilian kinkajous or your dog Barbara.
Examples
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Pedro cabal found this kinkajou Swimming over flooded treetops that were once its home.
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The Kinkajou wraps its prehensile tail around her neck.
Fiction book (1993) -
He reminded me of a small South American animal called a kinkajou.
Fiction book (1995) -
A cacomistle looks like a little tree raccoon, and a kinkajou is unique.
Blog text (16) -
Suddenly, the kinkajou leaps from a low branch, landing on Jamie's head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Gumby, the kinkajou, turns one flip after another as it scampers.
Fiction book (1993) -
She tosses the kinkajou through the air and closes the door, blocking the view.
Fiction book (1993) -
Not only did the kinkajou eat all the bananas off two feeders, as if that wasn't enough, it then drank everything from the hummingbird feeders!
Blog text (16) -
Paris Hilton found out that her pet kinkajou—a small rainforest-dwelling mammal related to the raccoon—was illegal in California only after it bit her at 3 A.M. one morning in August 2006, and she required a trip to the hospital.
Academic text (2008) -
The kinkajou is known for its playful nature and long, prehensile tail, allowing it to easily swing between branches.
Synonyms
A small rainforest animal like a monkey that eats fruit and uses its long tail to hold branches
An animal that lives in trees, eats fruit, and has a long grasping tail
An animal from tropical America that lives in trees and uses its long tail to hold branches while eating fruit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kinkajou comes from a Native American word that passed into French and then English, so the name kept its original sound and meaning. A helpful way to remember it is that a kinkajou is a small, 'raccoon-like' animal that lives in trees and is active at night, which is exactly what the original name described.