BASSARISK


Meaning of BASSARISK in English

/bas"euh risk'/ , n.

any carnivorous mammal of the genus Bassariscus, comprising the cacomistles and ringtails.

[ Bassariscus name of genus, equiv. to Gk bassár ( a ) fox + NL -iscus dim. suffix -iskos ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .