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BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Bassariscus astutus mean?

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

1. raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

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

Dictionary entry details

• BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS (noun)

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Bassariscus astutus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bassariscus astutus; ring-tailed cat; raccoon fox; miner's cat; ringtail; civet cat; cacomixle; cacomistle; bassarisk; coon cat

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

procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

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

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)

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