Definitions of cacomistle [ˈkæk əˌmɪs əl]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cacomistle
a slender, raccoonlike carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., with a long tail.

Etymology: (1865–70, Amer.; < MexSp cacomiztle, cacomixtle < Nahuatl tlahcomiztli)

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1. (noun) bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

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cacogenic cacogenics cacography cacomistle cacomixle cacophonic cacophonous

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