1. Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
   "The coon cat, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox";
   - bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
    
2. Omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
   "coon cats use their long, flexible snouts to root for insects in tree bark";
   - coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, Nasua narica

Derived forms: coon cats

Type of: procyonid

Part of: Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus, genus Nasua, Nasua

Encyclopedia: Coon cat