noun. A civet (Arctictis binturong) of Southeast Asia with a long prehensile tail.

noun. The native name, and now the usual book-name, of Arctictis binturong, an Indian prehensile-tailed carnivorous mammal of the family Viverridæ and subfamily Arctictidinæ. Also called Iclides ater or I. albifrons, and formerly Viverra binturong. See Arctictis.

noun. A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.

noun. a large species of civet, Arctictis binturong, of southern Asia

noun. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair

"In 2002, an Asian bearcat known as a binturong showed up on an unsuspecting homeowner's front porch after fleeing his Beaver County owner, who had bought him as a baby -- illegally, it turned out."

civet  civet cat  

Asian bearcat  Palawan bearcat  bearcat