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Meaning of cuchumbí




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

cuchumbí
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It is a way of calling in Colombia and Venezuela a small carnivorous mammal of the Family Procyonidae. It is also known as mountain dog, cusumbí, night monkey, lion monkey, cuchicuchi, huasa, hammer, michi monkey, cuyuso or night monkey. In Ecuador they also call it cusumbi, although the cusumbo in Colombia is a different animal. The scientific name is Potos flavus.

  




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CUCHUMBÍ see CUCHUMBO , from the Mayan CHUM , PUMPKIN

  



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