BASSARISCUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cacomistles

Synonyms:

Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)