| bassarisk | (n) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings, Syn. miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus, cacomistle, cacomixle, ringtail, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, coon cat, civet cat |
| bassarisk | n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal (Bassariscus astutus) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. |