miner's cat vs Bassariscus astutus

miner's cat and Bassariscus astutus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
miner's cat	Yes	No	No	No
Bassariscus astutus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, miner's cat and Bassariscus astutus are synonyms defined as:

miner's cat and Bassariscus astutus: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Other synonyms of miner's cat include bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail.

miner's cat (noun)	Bassariscus astutus (noun)
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings	raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings