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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + λήπτης (lḗptēs, “grasping”).
Proper noun
Cercoleptes m
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cercoleptidae – the kinkajous, now Potos.
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