coon cat n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: {coati}, {coati-mondi}, {coati-mundi}, {Nasua narica}] 2: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: {bassarisk}, {cacomistle}, {cacomixle}, {raccoon fox}, {ringtail}, {ring-tailed cat}, {civet cat}, {miner's cat}, {Bassariscus astutus}]