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ring-tailed cat

DEFINITIONS OF: ring-tailed cat

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n raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Synonyms:
Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail
Type of:
procyonid
plantigrade carnivorous mammals
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