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panda — /pan deuh/, n. 1. Also called giant panda. a white and black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the… … Universalium
Bassariscus astutus — bassarisk assarisk n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal ({Bassariscus astutus}) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. Syn: cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring tailed cat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bassarisk — assarisk n. A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal ({Bassariscus astutus}) of Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. Syn: cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring tailed cat, civet cat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arizona — Arizonan, Arizonian /ar euh zoh nee euhn/, adj., n. /ar euh zoh neuh/, n. a state in SW United States. 2,717,866; 113,909 sq. mi. (295,025 sq. km). Cap.: Phoenix. Abbr.: AZ (for use with zip code), Ariz. * * * State (pop., 2000: 5,130,632),… … Universalium
coati — /koh ah tee/, n., pl. coatis. any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout. Also, coati mondi, coati mundi /koh ah tee mun dee/. [1670 80; … Universalium
olingo — /oh ling goh/, n., pl. olingos. n. any raccoonlike, nocturnal, fruit eating mammal of the genus Bassaricyon, inhabiting tropical jungles from Nicaragua to Peru and Bolivia and having large eyes and a long, ringed tail. [1915 20; of unexplained… … Universalium
panda, lesser — or cat bear or bear cat Long tailed nocturnal raccoonlike carnivore (Ailurus fulgens, family Procyonidae) that inhabits high mountain forests in the Himalayas and adjacent eastern Asia. It is 20–26 in. (50–65 cm) long, excluding the 12–20 in.… … Universalium
raccoonish — adjective Resembling or characteristic of a raccoon. Syn: raccoonlike … Wiktionary
cacomistle — cac•o•mis•tle or cac•o•mix•le [[t]ˈkæk əˌmɪs əl[/t]] n. mam a slender, raccoonlike carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., with a long tail • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; < MexSp cacomiztle, cacomixtle <… … From formal English to slang
coati — co•a•ti [[t]koʊˈɑ ti[/t]] n. pl. tis mam a raccoonlike carnivore of the genus Nasua, of the New World tropics, with a ringed tail and a narrow, flexible snout Also called co•a•ti mon•di, co•a•ti mun•di [[t]koʊˈɑ tiˈmʌn di[/t]] Etymology: 1670–80; … From formal English to slang
