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rac·coon
also ra·coon (ră-ko͞on′)n. pl. rac·coons or raccoon also ra·coons or racoon
1. An omnivorous mammal (Procyon lotor) native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere, having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.
2. The fur of this mammal.
3. Any of various similar or related animals.
[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]
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raccoon
(rəˈkuːn) orracoon
n, pl -coons or -coon
1. (Animals) any omnivorous mammal of the genus Procyon, esp P. lotor (North American raccoon), inhabiting forests of North and Central America and the Caribbean: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). Raccoons have a pointed muzzle, long tail, and greyish-black fur with black bands around the tail and across the face
2. (Textiles) the fur of the North American raccoon
[C17: from Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands]
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rac•coon
(ræˈkun)n., pl. -coons, (esp. collectively) -coon.
1. any small, nocturnal carnivore of the genus Procyon, esp. P. lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America.
2. the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal.
[1608, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun]
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| Noun | 1. |  raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon |
| 2. |  raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central Americaprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals genus Procyon, Procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus - a South American raccoon |
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racoon
(rəˈkuːn) , ((American) rӕ-) noun a type of small, furry, North American animal, with a striped, bushy tail. mapache
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