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kukang

kukang noun: nycticebus coucang, the Sunda slow loris.

Noun

kukang (plural kukangs)

  1. (archaic) Nycticebus coucang, the Sunda slow loris.
    • Of the genus Loris are two species, the Kukang or Lemur tardigradus, and the Nycticebus Javanicus, the latter of which however I have not seen.1838, The Madras Journal of Literature and Science, volume 7, page 69
    • […] leaving the poor fellow to make his way unarmed down to the sea, where he ran upon a pair of half-starved kukangs, a vicious species of Malay chimpanzee, in fleeing from which he fell over the cliff and was dashed to pieces.1895, The Black Cat, volume 1, page 37

Forms of kukang

pluralkukangs

Questions about kukang

What does kukang mean?
Kukang means nycticebus coucang, the Sunda slow loris.
What part of speech is kukang?
Kukang is a noun.
What is the plural of kukang?
The plural of kukang is kukangs.

Words near kukang in the dictionary

  1. Kujawski
  2. Kujawskis
  3. Kuji
  4. kujichagulia
  5. Kuk
  6. kukang
  7. kukangs
  8. Kukatja
  9. Kukeng
  10. kukersite
  11. Kukharenko

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