kin|ka|jou

kin|ka|jou
kin|ka|jou «KIHNG kuh joo», noun.
a yellowish-brown mammal of Central America and northern South America, related to and resembling a raccoon but having a long, prehensile tail. It lives in trees and hunts at night.
[< French quincajou; origin uncertain]

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