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# binturong

noun (a binturong, binturongs)

«binturong» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A furry, dark animal from the rainforests of South-East Asia, also called a bearcat, though it is neither a bear nor a cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#m1)
2. It lives mostly in trees, can hold on with its long tail, eats fruit and small animals, and is famous for smelling like buttered popcorn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it is an example of a prehensile (gripping) tail and of rainforest animals threatened by forest loss. In zoos people notice its popcorn smell, which comes from a chemical in its scent. Phrases: «bearcat».

### Examples

- The binturong curled its tail around a branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x1)
- A binturong smells like buttered popcorn! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x2)
- Binturongs are also called bearcats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x3)
- The binturong at the zoo was asleep high in a tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x4)
- Binturongs help spread seeds of strangler figs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x5)
- Cutting down rainforests puts binturongs in danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/#x6)

### Note

Say «bin-TOO-rong». It is related to civets, not to bears or cats. Plural: binturongs. Its tail can grip, like a monkey's.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «binturong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«binturong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/binturong.html) on Mova free.