different between kinkajou vs olingo

English

Alternative forms

• kincajou

Etymology

From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??k??d?u?/, /?k??k???u?/

Noun

kinkajou (plural kinkajous)

1. Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

   Synonyms: honey bear, potto

Translations

Further reading

• kinkajou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kinkajou on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

French

Alternative forms

• kincajou
• quincajou (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ka.?u/

Noun

kinkajou m (plural kinkajous)

1. kinkajou
2. (obsolete) wolverine

English

Etymology

From American Spanish olingo.

Noun

olingo (plural olingos)

1. A small procyonid resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.

Derived terms

• olinguito

Translations

Anagrams

• logion, looing

Finnish

Noun

olingo

1. olingo

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Mayan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?lin?o/, [o?l??.?o]

Noun

olingo m (plural olingos)

1. olingo

Further reading

• “olingo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.