Definition of "coati-mundi" []

• Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "A coati-mundi is a tropical, arboreal raccoon of sorts, with a long, ever-wriggling snout, sharp teeth, eyes that twinkle with humor, and clawed paws which are more skilful than many a fingered hand."
• "The natural histories call him coati-mundi, while the Indian has by far the best of it, with the ringing, climactic syllables, _Kibihée!"
• "A young coati-mundi cannot sit man-fashion like a bear-cub, nor is he as fuzzy as a kitten or as helpless as a puppy, but he has ways of winning to the human heart, past all obstacles."