1. Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
   "The raccoon fox, also known as the ringtail, is often mistaken for a fox";
   - bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus

Derived forms: raccoon foxes

Type of: procyonid

Part of: Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus

Encyclopedia: Raccoon fox