cacomistle
Origin of cacomistle
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Sometimes a stuffed recamúchi (cacomistle, bassariscus) is used either in the place of a straw-man or in addition to it.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl Lumholtz
British Dictionary definitions for cacomistle
cacomixle (ˈkækəˌmɪksəl)
/ (ˈkækəˌmɪsəl) /
a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
a related smaller animal, Jentinkia (or Bassariscus) sumichrasti, of Central America
Origin of cacomistle
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