coatimundi

English

Alternative forms

• coatimondi

Etymology

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

Noun

coatimundi (plural coatimundis)

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

Translations

Nasua nasua

• Pipil: petzut
• Portuguese: quati (pt)

Further reading

• 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.

Anagrams

• midauction