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BASSARISCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bassariscus mean?
• BASSARISCUS (noun)
The noun BASSARISCUS has 1 sense:
1. cacomistles
Familiarity information: BASSARISCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cacomistles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus
Hypernyms ("Bassariscus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Bassariscus"):
Bassariscus astutus; bassarisk; cacomistle; cacomixle; civet cat; coon cat; miner's cat; raccoon fox; ring-tailed cat; ringtail (raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings)
Holonyms ("Bassariscus" is a member of...):
family Procyonidae; Procyonidae (raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas)
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