"cacomistle" in the noun sense
1. bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
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