cacomistle
/ˈkækəˌmɪsəl/noun
1- a nocturnal raccoon-like animal with a dark-ringed tail, found in North and Central America蓬尾浣熊。
1.1
- Genus Bassariscus, family Procyonidae: two species, in particular B. sumichrasti of Central America.蓬尾浣熊属, 浣熊科：2种, 尤指中美洲的中美蓬尾浣熊。参见RING-TAILED CAT.
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish cacomixtle, from Nahuatl tlacomiztli.