cacomixle Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Ca`co*mix"le, Ca`co*mix"tle, Ca"co*mix`l noun (Also<
  • Cacomixle
  • Cacomixtle
  • Cacomixl
)
Etymology
Mexican name.
Definitions
  1. A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California.

Webster 1913