What is "cacomixle"

Cacomixle \Ca`co*mix"le\, Cacomixtle \Ca`co*mix"tle\, Cacomixl \Ca"co*mix`l\, n. [Mexican name.] A North American carnivore ( Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California.

n. (alternative spelling of cacomixl English)

n : raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: bassarisk, cacomistle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus]