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cacomixle

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cac⋅o⋅mis⋅tle

[kak-uh-mis-uhl]
–noun
1. Also, cac⋅o⋅mix⋅le [kak-uh-mis-uhl, -mik-suhl] . 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.
2. civet cat.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; < MexSp cacomiztle, cacomixtle < Nahuatl tlahcomiztli, equiv. to tlahco- half, middle + miztli cougar
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