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BASSARISCUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Bassariscus mean?

• BASSARISCUS (noun)
The noun BASSARISCUS has 1 sense:

1. cacomistles

Familiarity information: BASSARISCUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BASSARISCUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Cacomistles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus

Hypernyms ("Bassariscus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Bassariscus"):

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

Holonyms ("Bassariscus" is a member of...):

family Procyonidae; Procyonidae (raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas)

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