- quincajou
- (kin-ka-jou) s. m.Voy. kincajou.
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Kinkajou — Potos flavus … Wikipédia en Français
kinkajou — [ kɛ̃kaʒu ] n. m. • 1776; quincajou 1672; d une langue indienne d Amérique ♦ Petit mammifère arboricole (carnivores) au pelage gris roux, à longue queue prenante, qui vit en Amérique tropicale. « l intelligence d un écureuil, l adresse d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cercoleptes caudivolvulus — Kinkajou Kin ka*jou , n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
honey bear — Kinkajou Kin ka*jou , n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kinkajou — Kin ka*jou , n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potto — Kinkajou Kin ka*jou , n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinkajou — noun Etymology: French, alteration of quincajou wolverine, of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa kwi•nkwaʔa•ke• wolverine Date: 1796 a nocturnal arboreal omnivorous mammal (Potos flavus) found from Mexico to South America that is related to the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… … Wikipedia
kinkajou — /king keuh jooh /, n. a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati. [1790 1800; < F: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, perh … Universalium
carcajou — [ karkaʒu ] n. m. • carcajoux 1703; mot amérind. du Canada ♦ Blaireau du Labrador. ⇒ glouton. ● carcajou nom masculin (mot canadien, d un dialecte algonquin) Blaireau d Amérique du Nord qui creuse de vastes terriers. carcajou n. m. (Québec)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
