WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cacomistle
    n 1: 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, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-
         tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus
         astutus]