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Miner's cat

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of ringtail (“Bassariscus astutus”).
  2. 2
    raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings wordnet

Etymology

So called because miners once kept them as pets, for pest control.

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