WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

coon cat
    n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
         [syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat,
         Nasua narica]
    2: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern
       United States having a long bushy tail with black and white
       rings [syn: bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon
       cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet
       cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus]