Cacomixle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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