MINER'S CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does miner's cat mean? 

• MINER'S CAT (noun)
  The noun MINER'S CAT 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: MINER'S CAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINER'S CAT (noun)

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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 ("miner's cat" is a kind of...):

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("miner's cat" is a member of...):

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)