Meanings
nouncacomistle (plural cacomistles)
plural cacomistles · alternative cacomixtle
- Any member of the species Bassariscus sumichrasti, an arboreal relative of the racoon (and other procyonids).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
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Origin
- Classical Nahuatltlahcomiztli
- Spanishcacomixtle
- Englishcacomistle
Borrowed from Spanish cacomixtle, itself borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.
More words from Spanish, Classical Nahuatl
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Midden-Amerikaanse katfret, cacomistle
- Midden-Amerikaanse katfretBassariscus sumichrasti
- cacomistleBassariscus sumichrasti
Esperanto kakomistlo
- kakomistloBassariscus sumichrasti
Finnish meksikonkakomisti
- meksikonkakomistiBassariscus sumichrasti
French bassaris d'Amérique centrale
- bassaris d'Amérique centraleBassariscus sumichrasti
German Mittelamerikanisches Katzenfrett
- Mittelamerikanisches KatzenfrettBassariscus sumichrasti
Japanese クロアシカコミスル
- クロアシカコミスルBassariscus sumichrasti
Russian ́Центральноамериканский какомицли, центральноамериканский кэкомисл
- ́Центральноамериканский какомицли (́Centralʹnoamerikanskij kakomicli)Bassariscus sumichrasti
- центральноамериканский кэкомисл (centralʹnoamerikanskij kɛkomisl)Bassariscus sumichrasti
Spanish cacomixtle tropical, cacomiztle
- cacomixtle tropicalBassariscus sumichrasti
- cacomiztleBassariscus sumichrasti
- cacomistleBassariscus sumichrasti
Cite this entry
APA
cacomistle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacomistle
MLA
“cacomistle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacomistle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacomistle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacomistle.
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