coatimundi
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Etymology edit
Portuguese coatimundi, from Nheengatu kuatimu'ne, from Old Tupi kua'ti (see coati) + mu'ne (“trick, snare”).
Noun edit
coatimundi (plural coatimundis)
- A ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), a South American carnivore.
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Further reading edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.