cacomistle /ˈkakəˌmɪsl 
/ ▸ noun a nocturnal raccoon-like animal with a dark-ringed tail, found in North and Central America. Genus
Bassariscus, family
Procyonidae: two species. See also
ring-tailed cat.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Latin American Spanish cacomixtle, from Nahuatl tlacomiztli.
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