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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of species Bassariscus sumichrasti or other arboreal relatives of racoons and other procyonids.
2. 2
   raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bassariscus astutusbassariskbassariskcacomixlecivet catcoon cat

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacomixtle, itself borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.

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