coon cat

coon cat
noun
1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Syn:
Hypernyms: ↑procyonid
Member Holonyms: ↑Bassariscus, ↑genus Bassariscus
2. omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
Syn: ↑coati, ↑coati-mondi, ↑coati-mundi, ↑Nasua narica
Hypernyms: ↑procyonid
Member Holonyms: ↑Nasua, ↑genus Nasua

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noun
1. chiefly New England : angora cat
3. : coati

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cacomistle.
[1900-05]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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