Definitions for kinkajou

kinkajou kin·ka·jou

Spelling: [king-kuh-joo]
IPA: /ˈkɪŋ kəˌdʒu/

Kinkajou is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 23 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 27 points.

You can make 106 anagrams from letters in kinkajou (aijkknou).

Definitions for kinkajou

noun

  1. a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.

Origin of kinkajou

1790-1800; French: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, perhaps a conflation of carcajou carcajou with Ojibwa kwi˙nkwaʔa˙ke˙ a cog

Examples for kinkajou

It is also known as the aswail and the honey-bear, the last name being also given to the Malay bear and the kinkajou.

They much resemble the kinkajou in external appearance, but the skull and teeth are more like those of Procyon and Nasua.

The kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) of Demerara belongs to this family.

This disposition of the generative parts is still further modified in a few animals, such as the Rat and the kinkajou.

Word Value for kinkajou
Scrable

23

Words with friends

27

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