Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kinkajou

Kinkajou , noun

[French kinkajou, quincajou, from the native American name.]

(Zoology) 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 (Cercoleptida) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto, and honey bear.