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Added 9 October 2026

cacomistle

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cacomistle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish cacomixtle, itself borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.

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