miner's cat

miner's cat

      carnivorous mammal, a species of cacomistle (q.v.).

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  • procyonid — noun plantigrade carnivorous mammals • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore • Hyponyms: ↑raccoon, ↑racoon, ↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑coon cat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bassarisk — assarisk n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal ({Bassariscus astutus}) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. Syn: cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring tailed cat, civet cat,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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