Main Entry: lin·sang

Pronunciation: \ˈlin-ˌsaŋ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Javanese lingsang

Date: 1821

: either of two small nocturnal chiefly forest-dwelling viverrid Asian mammals (Prionodon pardicolor and P. linsang) having an elongated slender muzzle and long tail; also : a related mammal (Poiana richardsoni) of Africa