coon cat

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
coon cat
    n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
         [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {coon cat},
         {Nasua narica}]
    2: 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}]
    

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