cacomixle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cacomixle
    n 1: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the
         southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with
         black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle},
         {cacomixle}, {coon cat}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-
         tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus
         astutus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cacomixle \Ca`co*mix"le\, Cacomixtle \Ca`co*mix"tle\, Cacomixl
\Ca"co*mix`l\, n. [Mexican name.]
   A North American carnivore ({Bassaris astuta}), about the
   size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico,
   Texas, and California.
   [1913 Webster]

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