kinkajou

n. 蜜熊

发音

US /ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/

词形变化

kinkajous 复数 kinkajous

别名

kincajou

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    蜜熊

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

potto honey bear

上位词 2

lemur procyonid

词源

Etymology tree French kinkajoubor. English kinkajou 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.

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