1. (noun)bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Synonyms: capuchin, coon, coati-mundi, coon cat, bassarisk, coati, ringtail, cacomistle, raccoon fox, coati-mondi, commonracoon, cacomixle, civet, civet cat, ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, commonraccoon