The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bassariscus \Bassariscus\ n. a genus comprising the cacomistles. See bassarisk. Syn: genus Bassariscus. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bassariscus n 1: cacomistles [syn: Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus]