Synonyms for Miner's Cat (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings):
bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, ringtail, Bassariscus astutus, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, coon catFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit