bassariscus astutus

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

   Synonymsbassariskcacomistlecacomixlecoon catraccoon foxringtailring-tailed catcivet catminer's cat

   Broaderprocyonid

   Part ofBassariscus

Questions about bassariscus astutus

What does bassariscus astutus mean?

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

What is another word for bassariscus astutus?

Close synonyms include bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bassariscus astutus a common word?

bassariscus astutus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.