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CACOMISTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cacomistle mean?
• CACOMISTLE (noun)
The noun CACOMISTLE has 1 sense:
1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Familiarity information: CACOMISTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bassariscus astutus; bassarisk; cacomistle; cacomixle; civet cat; coon cat; miner's cat; raccoon fox; ring-tailed cat; ringtail
Hypernyms ("cacomistle" is a kind of...):
procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)
Holonyms ("cacomistle" is a member of...):
Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)
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