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COON CAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Synonyms:
Bassariscus astutus; bassarisk; cacomistle; cacomixle; civet cat; coon cat; miner's cat; raccoon fox; ring-tailed cat; ringtail
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coon cat" is a kind of...):
procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)
Holonyms ("coon cat" is a member of...):
Bassariscus; genus Bassariscus (cacomistles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
Synonyms:
coati; coati-mondi; coati-mundi; coon cat; Nasua narica
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("coon cat" is a kind of...):
procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)
Holonyms ("coon cat" is a member of...):
genus Nasua; Nasua (coatis)