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maikong

maikong noun: synonym of crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous).

Noun

maikong (plural maikongs)

  1. (rare) Synonym of crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
    • The Maikong (Canis cancrivorus) is a crab-eating fox-wolf, found in Guiana, where it runs in small packs.1891, James William Buel, The Living World
    • The Crab-Eating Wolf, Canis cancrivorus, or Maikong, is a slender, long-legged, jackal-like animal, with a short, broad, blunt-nosed head, rounded ears of moderate size, placed wide apart, oblique eyes with oblong pupils, and a tail nearly touching the ground.1897, Hugh Craig, The Animal Kingdom, page 254
    Synonyms:
    crab-eating fox

Synonyms of maikong

Forms of maikong

pluralmaikongs

Origin of maikong

Likely from Macushi maikang (“fox”).

Questions about maikong

What does maikong mean?
Maikong means synonym of crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous).
What part of speech is maikong?
Maikong is a noun.
What is the plural of maikong?
The plural of maikong is maikongs.

Words near maikong in the dictionary

  1. Maiji
  2. maika
  3. Maikam
  4. maikas
  5. maiko
  6. maikong
  7. maikongs
  8. maikos
  9. mail
  10. mail art
  11. mail bag

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