COON CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coon cat mean? 

• COON CAT (noun)
  The noun COON CAT has 2 senses:

1. omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

2. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

  Familiarity information: COON CAT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COON CAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

coati; coati-mondi; coati-mundi; coon cat; Nasua narica

Hypernyms ("coon cat" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("coon cat" is a member of...):

genus Nasua; Nasua (coatis)

Sense 2

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 ("coon cat" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("coon cat" is a member of...):

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)