单词 | cacomistle |
释义 | cacomistle[ kak-uh-mis-uhl ] / ˈkæk əˌmɪs əl / nounAlso cac·o·mix·le [kak-uh-mis-uhl, -mik-suhl]. /ˈkæk əˌmɪs əl, -ˌmɪk səl/. Also called bassarisk, ringtail, coon cat. a carnivorous animal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., related to the raccoon but smaller, with a sharper snout and longer tail. civet cat. Origin of cacomistle1865–70, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish cacomiztle, cacomixtle<Nahuatl tlahcomiztli, equivalent to tlahco- half, middle + miztli cougar Words nearby cacomistlecacogenics, cacogeusia, cacography, cacology, cacomelia, cacomistle, caconym, cacophonous, cacophony, cacosmia, cacqueteuse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cacomistle
British Dictionary definitions for cacomistlecacomistle cacomixle (ˈkækəˌmɪksəl)/ (ˈkækəˌmɪsəl) / nouna catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white a related smaller animal, Jentinkia (or Bassariscus) sumichrasti, of Central America Word Origin for cacomistleC19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tlacomiztli, from tlaco half + miztli cougar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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