linsang

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

lin=sang

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CIDE DICTIONARY

linsang, n.

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. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

linsang, n. any of various civet-like cats, esp. of the genus Poiana of Africa.

Etymology

Jav.