genus Bassariscus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Bassariscus - cacomistles Bassariscusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Procyonidae, Procyonidae - raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandasBassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, coon cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings