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LINSANG
Etymology
Noun
linsang (plural linsangs)
Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.
Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.
Hyponyms
• (Asian animals in Prionodontidae): banded linsang (Prionodon linsang), delundung; spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)
• (African animals in Viverridae): Leighton's linsang (Poiana leightoni); African linsang, oyan (Poiana richardsonii)
Anagrams
• Anglins, Lanings, Lansing, lignans
Source: Wiktionary
Lin*sang", n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any viverrine mammal of the genus Prionodon, inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang (P. gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown with black spots.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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