- cacomistle
- noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tlahcomiztli, from tlahco half + miztli mountain lion Date: 1869 ringtail 2
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Cacomistle — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
cacomistle — ☆ cacomistle [kak′əmis΄əl, kak′əmik΄səlkak′ə mis΄əl ] n. [AmSp cacomixtle < Nahuatl λ aʾ komisλ i < λ aʾ ko, half + mis λ i, cougar] 1. a slender, long tailed, raccoonlike carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) of the SW U.S. and Mexico 2. its fur … English World dictionary
cacomistle — Pietų Amerikos basariskas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bassariscus astutus angl. cacomistle; North American cacomistle; ringtail; ring tailed cat vok. nordamerikanisches Katzenfrett rus.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
cacomistle — /kak euh mis euhl/, n. 1. Also, cacomixle /kak euh mis euhl, mik seuhl/. Also called bassarisk, ringtail, coon cat. a carnivorous animal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., related to the raccoon but smaller, with a sharper … Universalium
cacomistle — n. carnivorous mammal with a long bushy tail with black and white rings (resembles the raccoon) … English contemporary dictionary
cacomistle — [ kakə(ʊ)ˌmɪs(ə)l] noun a nocturnal raccoon like animal with a dark ringed tail, found in North and Central America. [Genus Bassariscus: two species.] Origin C19: from Latin Amer. Sp. cacomixtle, from Nahuatl tlacomiztli … English new terms dictionary
cacomistle — cac·o·mis·tle … English syllables
cacomistle — cac•o•mis•tle or cac•o•mix•le [[t]ˈkæk əˌmɪs əl[/t]] n. mam a slender, raccoonlike carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., with a long tail • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; < MexSp cacomiztle, cacomixtle <… … From formal English to slang
cacomistle — /ˈkækəmɪsəl/ (say kakuhmisuhl) noun either of two carnivorous mammals of the genus Bassariscus, of America, related to the raccoon but smaller, with a sharper snout and longer tail. Also, cacomixle /ˈkækəmɪsəl/ (say kakuhmisuhl), / mɪksəl/ (say… …
cacomistle — n. any racoon like animal of several species of the genus Bassariscus, native to Central America, having a dark ringed tail. Etymology: Amer. Sp. cacomixtle f. Nahuatl tlacomiztli … Useful english dictionary
