Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kinkajou \Kin"ka*jou`\, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the
   native American name.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus})
   of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has
   a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only
   representative of a distinct family ({Cercoleptid[ae]})
   allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey
   bear}.

Source : WordNet®

kinkajou
     n 1: arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long
          prehensile tail [syn: {honey bear}, {potto}, {Potos
          flavus}, {Potos caudivolvulus}]
     2: a kind of lemur [syn: {potto}, {Perodicticus potto}]