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.
Wiktionary
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