Bassariscus
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin bassariscus (“foxlike”).
Proper noun
Bassariscus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Procyonidae – cacomistle, ring-tailed cat, and two extinct species, all of the New World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia – suborder; Procyonidae – family; Procyoninae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bassariscus astutus (ring-tailed cat), Bassariscus sumichrasti (cacomistle) – extant species
Derived terms
References
- Bassariscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bassariscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Bassariscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons