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| cac·o·mis·tle [ kákə mìss'l ] (plural cac·o·mis·tles) or cac·o·mix·le [ kákə mìks'l ] (plural cac·o·mix·les) |
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mammal resembling cat: a carnivorous mammal resembling a cat with brown fur and a long black-banded tail. Native to: southwestern United States and Mexico. Latin name Bassariscus astutus.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via American Spanish cacomixtle< Nahuatl tlacomiztli "half mountain lion"] |
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