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binturong

American

[bin-toor-awng, -ong] / bɪnˈtʊər ɔŋ, -ɒŋ /

noun

an arboreal civet, Arctictis binturong, of Asia, having a long, prehensile tail.

binturong British

/ bɪnˈtjʊərɒŋ, ˈbɪntjʊˌrɒŋ /

noun

an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong , closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair

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Etymology

Origin of binturong

From the Malay word binturung, binturun, benturung

Example Sentences

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Despite eating the same figs, binturong, small-toothed palm, masked palm, and common palm civets do coexist together.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

A newsletter from spring 1972 reveals the family bred leopards, pumas, lions, monkeys, baboons, porcupines and a binturong.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

Which brings us to the binturong, or bearcat, native to Southeast Asia.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2014

Their keeper says they “fight like an old married couple,” and in a binturong relationship, that means lots of loud howls and hisses that you can hear from several exhibits away.

From Washington Post

In habits the binturong is nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting forests, and living on small vertebrates, worms, insects and fruits.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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