Arctictis
Translingual
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Arctictis binturong
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + ἴκτις (íktis, “weasel”).
Proper noun
Arctictis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Viverridae – the sole species Arctictis binturong (binturong or bearcat), native to south and southeast Asia.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Arctictis binturong (species)
Further reading
Binturong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Arctictis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Arctictis binturong on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Arctictis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arctictis in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Arctictis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Arctictis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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