cacomistle
Meanings
Plural: cacomistles
Noun
- raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- Any of species Bassariscus sumichrasti or other arboreal relatives of racoons and other procyonids.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cacomixtle, itself borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.
Synonyms
Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail
Scrabble Score: 16
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