Linsang \Lin*sang"\ (l[i^]n*s[aum]ng"), n. (Zool.)
Any viverrine mammal of the genus {Prionodon}, inhabiting the
East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang
({Prionodon gracilis}) is white, crossed by broad, black
bands. The Guinea linsang ({Porana Richardsonii}) is brown
with black spots.
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