raccoon, racoon
(noun) an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
raccoon
(noun) the fur of the North American racoon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
raccoon (plural raccoons)
A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.
Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
• (Procyon lotor): coon (colloquial), common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, trash panda
• carcoon
Source: Wiktionary
Rac*coon" (rak*koon"), n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach.
Raccoon dog (Zoöl.), the tanate. -- Raccoon fox (Zoöl.), the cacomixle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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