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raccoon definition

☆ rac·coon (ra ko̵̅o̅n′)

noun pl. raccoons -·coons′ or raccoon -·coon′

  1. any of a genus (Procyon, family Procyonidae) of small, tree-climbing, American carnivores, active largely at night and characterized by long, yellowish-gray fur, black, masklike markings across the eyes, and a long, black-ringed tail
  2. its fur

Etymology: < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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