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olingos

/oʊˈlɪŋɡoʊz/

Meanings
noun
A small procyonid resembling the kinkajou, native to the rainforests of Central and South America.

Examples :

"The zookeeper pointed out the shy olingos in their enclosure. "
animal nature biology organism environment

Related Words

Illustration south

south noun

/sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ /saʊθ/

One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

"The school's new building is located in the south of town. "

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration native

native noun

/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈneɪtəv/

An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:

"The native student explained the customs of her home village to the class. "

Illustration zookeeper

zookeeper noun

/ˈzuˌkipər/

A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.

"The zookeeper fed the giraffes their lunch of fresh leaves. "

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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procyonid noun

/proʊˈsaɪənɪd/

Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.

"Seeing a raccoon scavenging in the trash reminded Sarah that it was just one example of a procyonid found in her neighborhood. "

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central adjective

/ˈsɛntɹəl/

Being in the centre.

"The central library is located in the heart of the city. "

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pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

Illustration kinkajou

kinkajou noun

/ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒuː/

Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

"While visiting the zoo's rainforest exhibit, my daughter was fascinated by the kinkajou, a small mammal hanging upside down from a branch using its prehensile tail. "

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enclosure noun

/ɘnˈklɐʉʒɘ/ /ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/

Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.

"There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo."

Illustration rainforests

rainforests noun

/ˈreɪnˌfɔrɪsts/ /ˈreɪnˌfɑrɪsts/

A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

"Rainforests are important because they produce a lot of the Earth's oxygen. "