What does "cacomistle" mean?

Any of species Bassariscus sumichrasti or other arboreal relatives of racoons and other procyonids.

What is a synonym for "cacomistle"?

Common synonyms include: bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat.

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Noun

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

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