linsang

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noun

Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.

OriginJavanese linsang →
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Meanings

nounlinsang (plural linsangs)

plural linsangs

  1. Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.
  2. Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
delundung

Origin

  1. Javaneselinsang
  2. Englishlinsang

Borrowed from Javanese linsang.

More words from Javanese

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Translations

Czech linsang, linsang
  • linsangAsian animal
  • linsangAfrican animal
Finnish linsanki, afrikanlinsanki
  • linsankiAsian animal
  • afrikanlinsankiAfrican animal

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lansing
Cite this entry
APA

linsang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linsang

MLA

“linsang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linsang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linsang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linsang.

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