ringtail civet
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]ringtail civet (plural ringtail civets)
- (rare) Synonym of ringtail, species Bassariscus astutus
- 1908, C[linton] Hart Merriam, “Totemism in California”, in American Anthropologist, volume 10, number 4, page 560:
- These people say they never came from the Elk, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Bobcat, Raccoon, Big Wolf, Fox, Badger, Otter, Shunk, Marten, Ringtail Civet (Bassariscus), Porcupine, Groundhog, Ground Squirrel, Chipmunk, Rabbits, Rats, Mice, Gopher, Mole, certain birds, Snakes, the larger Lizards, the Toad, Fish (except the Salmon), or insects (except the Yellowjacket Wasp).
- 1926, C[linton] Hart Merriam, The Classification and Distribution of the Pit River Indian Tribes of California, Smithsonian Institution, page 13:
- Persons familiar with the climatic requirements of our western animals and plants will be interested in the accompanying tabular statement of distinctive species of the contrasting areas: […] Ring-tail Civet (Bassariscus raptor) […]
- 1975, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station: Units 1, 2 & 3; Environmental Report; Construction Permit Stage, volume 2, Arizona Public Service Company, pages 2.7-66:
- Possible and Observed Mammal Species at PVNGS[:] […] Ringtail Civet (Bassariscus astutus) […]