kinkajou

• Substantiv, das ein baumbewohnendes, fruchtfressendes Säugetier bezeichnet, das in den Tropen Amerikas lebt und einen langen Greifschwanz hat.

A noun referring to an arboreal, fruit-eating mammal native to tropical America, known for its long prehensile tail.

1. Arboreal mammalC1formal

   A small, nocturnal, fruit-eating mammal native to tropical Central and South America, known for its long prehensile tail and large eyes.

   Baumlebendes Säugetier

   • The kinkajou uses its prehensile tail to hang from branches while eating fruit.
   • We spotted a kinkajou climbing through the rainforest canopy at night.
   • Kinkajous are often mistaken for monkeys, but they are actually related to raccoons.

   Synonymehoney bear

2. Historical term for a lemurC2formal

   An older, less common name for a type of lemur, a primate native to Madagascar.

   Veraltete Bezeichnung für einen Lemur

   • In some 19th-century texts, the ring-tailed lemur was referred to as a kinkajou.
   • The naturalist's journal described a kinkajou, which we now classify as a lemur.
   • The term 'kinkajou' was historically applied to both the American mammal and certain Madagascan lemurs.

   Synonymelemur