lin·sang (l n s ng )n. Any of several Asian or African catlike carnivorous mammals of the genera Poiana or Prionodon, having a spotted coat and a long banded tail. [Malay.] |
linsang [ˈlɪnsæŋ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several forest-dwelling viverrine mammals, Poiana richardsoni of W Africa or either of the two species of Prionodon of S Asia: closely related to the genets, having a very long tail and a spotted or banded coat of thick fur
[Malay]
lin•sang (ˈlɪn sæŋ)
n.
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of S Asia, and Poiana, of Africa.
[1880–85; < Javanese lingsang]
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