noun
1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
• Syn:
↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑raccoon fox, ↑ringtail, ↑ring-tailed cat, ↑civet cat, ↑miner's cat, ↑Bassariscus astutus
• Hypernyms: ↑procyonid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bassariscus, ↑genus Bassariscus
2. omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
• Syn: ↑coati, ↑coati-mondi, ↑coati-mundi, ↑Nasua narica
• Hypernyms: ↑procyonid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nasua, ↑genus Nasua
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noun2. : cacomistle
3. : coati
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cacomistle.
[1900-05]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.