kinkajou Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
    honey bear; Potos caudivolvulus; Potos flavus; potto.
  2. noun a kind of lemur
    Perodicticus potto; potto.

WordNet

Kin"ka*jou` noun
Etymology
F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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 (Cercoleptidæ) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.

Webster 1913