noun
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, ↑coon cat, ↑raccoon fox, ↑ringtail, ↑ring-tailed cat, ↑civet cat, ↑Bassariscus astutus
• Hypernyms: ↑procyonid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bassariscus, ↑genus Bassariscus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.