raccoon fox

Noun

Synonyms: bassarisk cacomistle cacomixle coon cat raccoon fox ringtail ring-tailed cat civet cat miner's cat Bassariscus astutus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsSynonyms: bassarisk cacomistle cacomixle coon cat raccoon fox ringtail ring-tailed cat civet cat miner's cat Bassariscus astutus

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Raccoon \Rac*coon"\ (r[a^]k*k[=oo]n"), n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zool.) A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach. [1913 Webster]

Raccoon dog (Zool.), the tanate.

Raccoon fox (Zool.), the cacomixle. [1913 Webster]