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Noun: binturong  bin't(y)ûr-óng or 'bin-t(y)û,róng
  1. Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
    "The binturong, also known as the bearcat, is one of the few carnivores with a prehensile tail"; "The Arctictis binturong, also known as the bearcat, is one of the few carnivores with a prehensile tail";
    - bearcat, Arctictis binturong

Derived forms: binturongs

Type of: civet, civet cat

Part of: Arctictis, genus Arctictis

Encyclopedia: Binturong