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honey bear

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honey bear

(Animals) another name for kinkajou, sun bear

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kin•ka•jou

(ˈkɪŋ kəˌdʒu)

n., pl. -jous.

a brownish arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of the raccoon family, of tropical America, having a prehensile tail.

[1790–1800; < French: wolverine (misapplied by Buffon to Potos flavus), earlier quincajou, appar. a conflation of carcajou with Ojibwa kwi·nkwaˀa·ke· a cognate word]

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honey bear - arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail

kinkajou, Potos caudivolvulus, Potos flavus, potto

procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals

genus Potos, Potos - a genus of Procyonidae

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