ring-tailed cat

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Noun1.Ring-tailed cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsring-tailed cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, coon cat
procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals
Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus - cacomistles
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Food habits and notes on life history of the Ring-tailed Cat in Texas.
Scavenging of a striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) by a Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in Northern California
Ring-tailed cats, seen in camp on many evenings, are also full-time occupants.
Enchanting islands lure visitors
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