Cacomistle Definition

kăkə-mĭsəl
noun
A slender, long-tailed, raccoonlike carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) of the SW U.S. and Mexico.
Webster's New World
The ringtail.
American Heritage
Its fur.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of cacomixl.

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Noun

Singular:
cacomistle
Plural:
cacomistles

Origin of Cacomistle

  • American Spanish cacomiztle from Nahuatl tlacomiztli tlaco half, part miztli mountain lion

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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