linsang
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English
Etymology
From Javanese.
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Noun
linsang (plural linsangs)
- Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.
- Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.
Hyponyms
- (Asian animals in Prionodontidae): banded linsang (Prionodon linsang), delundung; spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)
- (African animals in Viverridae): Leighton's linsang (Poiana leightoni); African linsang, oyan (Poiana richardsonii)
Translations
African animal
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Anagrams
French
Noun
linsang m (plural linsangs)
- linsang
- Synonym: prionodontidé
- Hypernym: féliforme
Further reading
- “linsang” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “linsang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.