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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Other Word Forms of Cacomistle
Noun
Singular:
cacomistlePlural:
cacomistlesOrigin 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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