coati
/kəʊˈɑːtɪ/noun
(pl. coatis)
1- a raccoon-like animal found mainly in Central and South America, with a long flexible snout and a ringed tail(中南美洲产)南美浣熊。亦称COATIMUNDI.
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- Genera Nasua and Nasuella, family Procyonidae: three or four species, in particular Nasua nasua, whose range reaches the southern US.南美浣熊属和长鼻浣熊属, 浣熊科:3或4种, 尤指南美浣熊, 其分布区达美国南部。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese, from Tupi kua'ti, from cua 'belt' + tim 'nose'.