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bassarisk
[ bas-uh-risk ]
noun
- any carnivorous mammal of the genus Bassariscus, comprising the cacomistles and ringtails.
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Origin of bassarisk1
< New Latin Bassariscus name of genus, equivalent to Greek bassár ( a ) fox + New Latin -iscus diminutive suffix < Greek -iskos
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