... fox, ringtail, ring- tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl ... any racoon-like animal of several species of the genus Bassariscus, native to Central America, having a dark-ringed tail. Etymology ...
... fox, ringtail, ring- tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus] 2: North American raccoon [syn: common raccoon, common racoon ... Webster's noun Date: 1844 1. raccoon 2. a carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) of the western United States and Mexico that is ...