Source : WordNet®

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