2 definitions found for coon cat

coon cat n 1: omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America [syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica] 2: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings [syn: bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus]

coon cat noun Date: 1901 Maine coon