falanaka

noun

fal·​a·​na·​ka

ˌfaləˈnäkə

variants or less commonly falanouc

¦falə¦nük

plural -s

: a viverrine mammal (Eupleres goudotii) of Madagascar closely related to the Asiatic palm civet

Word History

Etymology

Malagasy

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