English > bassarisk: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | 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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Synonyms | cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus |
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Member of | Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus | cacomistles |
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Broader | procyonid | plantigrade carnivorous mammals |
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Spanish | basáride, bassariscus sumichrasti, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, cacomiztle |
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Catalan | bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle |
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