Bassariscus

noun

cacomistles

• Syn: ↑genus Bassariscus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Procyonidae, ↑family Procyonidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑coon cat, ↑raccoon fox, ↑ringtail, ↑ring-tailed cat, ↑civet cat, ↑miner's cat, ↑Bassariscus astutus

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\\ˌbasəˈriskəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bassaris fox + New Latin -iscus (diminutive suffix)

: a genus of carnivorous mammals that comprises the cacomistles of western No. America, is usually included with the raccoons in the family Procyonidae, but is sometimes made type of a separate family