kinkajou

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

kinkajou
    n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a
         long prehensile tail [syn: {kinkajou}, {honey bear},
         {potto}, {Potos flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
    2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {kinkajou}, {Perodicticus
       potto}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Kinkajou \Kin"ka*jou`\, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the
   native American name.] (Zool.)
   A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus})
   of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has
   a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only
   representative of a distinct family ({Cercoleptid[ae]})
   allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey
   bear}.
   [1913 Webster]