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binturong

/ˈbɪn.t(j)ʊəˌɹɒŋ/US/ˈbɪn.tuˌɹɔŋ/

binturong noun: a large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.

binturong: a large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia
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Noun

binturong (plural binturongs)

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

binturong meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

binturong in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

binturong in Malay

species of civet
benturung, musang turun, tenturun

binturong in Indonesian

species of civet
binturung

binturong in Thai

species of civet
หมีขอ mǐi-kɔ̌ɔ

Synonyms of binturong

Forms of binturong

pluralbinturongs

Origin of binturong

Borrowed from Malay binturung.

Questions about binturong

What does binturong mean?
Binturong means a large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia.
What is binturong in Tamil?
Binturong in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Binturong meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is binturong?
Binturong is a noun.
How do you pronounce binturong?
Binturong is pronounced /ˈbɪn.t(j)ʊəˌɹɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of binturong?
The plural of binturong is binturongs.

Words near binturong in the dictionary

  1. bintree
  2. bintrees
  3. bints
  4. bintsuke
  5. Bintulu
  6. binturong
  7. binturongs
  8. Binuangan
  9. binuclear
  10. binuclearity
  11. binucleate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: binturong (page history and authors); binturong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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