coatimundi

• coatimondi

From Portuguese coatimundi, from Nheengatu kuatimu'ne, from Old Tupi kua'ti (see coati) + mu'ne (“trick, snare”).

coatimundi (plural coatimundis)

1. A ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua), a South American carnivore.

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Coatimundi”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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