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binturong

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbɪn.t(j)ʊəˌɹɒŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈbɪn.tuˌɹɔŋ/
  • General-American: /-tju-/
  • General-American: /-t(j)ʊɹ-/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ɹɑŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bearcat, Arctictis bintourong

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: civet, civet cat

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay binturung.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 熊狸 (xiónglí) — species of civet
  • Dutch: bintoerong — species of civet
  • Dutch: beermarter — species of civet
  • Finnish: binturonki — species of civet
  • Indonesian: binturung — species of civet
  • Japanese: ビントロング (bintorongu) — species of civet
  • Japanese: 熊麝香猫 (kumajakōneko) — species of civet
  • Japanese: 熊猫 (kumaneko) — species of civet
  • Korean: 빈투롱 (binturong) — species of civet
  • Malay: بنتوروڠ — species of civet
  • Malay: موسڠ تورون — species of civet
  • Malay: تنتورون — species of civet
  • Malay: benturung — species of civet
  • Malay: musang turun — species of civet
  • Malay: tenturun — species of civet
  • Central Melanau: betuwun — species of civet
  • Central Melanau: munin kelabu — species of civet
  • Polish: binturong — species of civet
  • Portuguese: binturong — species of civet
  • Romanian: binturong — species of civet
  • Russian: бинтуро́нг (binturóng) — species of civet
  • Spanish: manturón — species of civet
  • Swedish: binturong — species of civet
  • Thai: หมีขอ (mǐi-kɔ̌ɔ) — species of civet