Kingwood
a kind of wood from Brazil called also violet wood. It is used for turning and cabinet work, and is beautifully variegated with violet streaks.
KINKAJOU (kang-kä-zhö'), a genus of carnivorous mammals, family Procionidæ. They have prehensile tails, have some affinity to the lemurs, of which are with which they hang on to trees. They they are the partial representatives in where they occur in South America and in Mexico. The best known species is Cercoleptes caudivolvulus, which is about a foot long, with a tail of 18 inches. It feeds upon fruit, insects, and birds. It is seen in menageries, and is occasionally tamed as a pet.