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How to pronounce binturong

American English pronunciation

bin-TOO-rawng

IPA
/bɪnˈtuˌɹɔŋ/
Syllables
bin · TOO · rawng (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)

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What binturong means

noun

A shaggy Asian tree animal with a grasping tail

In a sentence: At the zoo, the binturong curled its tail around a branch and hung there to nap.

Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the Malay name for the animal.

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