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A North American carnivore (Bassaris astuta), about the size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico, Texas, and California.

Alt. of Cacomixl

Alt. of Cacomixl

One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine (Entada scandens) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.

Alt. of Cacophonious

Alt. of Cacophonious

of Cacophony

Harsh-sounding.

Alt. of Cacophonious

An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.

A combination of discordant sounds.

An unhealthy state of the voice.

A corruption or corrupt state of art.

Alt. of Cacoxenite

A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore.

Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example.

of Cactus

Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America.

of Cactus

Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.