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cacomistle
(kak′ə mis′əl)
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noun
- a slender, long-tailed, raccoonlike carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) of the SW U.S. and Mexico
- its fur
Origin: AmSp cacomixtle < Nahuatl λaʾkomisλi < λaʾko, half + mis-λi, cougar
Also cacomixle
See cacomistle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A small carnivorous raccoonlike mammal (Bassariscus sumichrasti) of Central America, having a black-banded tail.
Origin:
Origin: American Spanish cacomiztle
Origin: , from Nahuatl tlacomiztli
Origin: : tlaco, half, part
Origin: + miztli, mountain lion
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