kinkajou C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ UK /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ See IPA manual Freq #136841 Meanings 1 noun a nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal of tropical Central and South America, with golden-brown fur and a long prehensile tail The kinkajou used its tail for balance while climbing toward the fruit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a nocturnal tree-dwelling... honey bear Word family Related forms Potos flavusraccoonprocyonid Etymology Borrowed through French quincajou from an Algonquian name, probably originally applied to the wolverine and transferred by European naturalists to this unrelated tropical American mammal. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kinkajou **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ **Frequency rank:** 136841 ## Meanings 1. a nocturnal tree-dwelling mammal of tropical Central and South America, with golden-brown fur and a long prehensile tail ## Examples - The kinkajou used its tail for balance while climbing toward the fruit. ## Synonyms - honey bear ## Related Forms - Potos flavus - raccoon - procyonid ## Etymology Borrowed through French quincajou from an Algonquian name, probably originally applied to the wolverine and transferred by European naturalists to this unrelated tropical American mammal. ## Topics - Animals markdown