Raccoon meaning

ră-ko͝on'
Its fur.
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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.
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The fur of this mammal.
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Any of various similar or related animals.
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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.
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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.
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Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
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Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
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Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
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Origin of raccoon

From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkunÄ›m (“he scratches with his hands").

Sentence Examples

  • The fur of the skin itself is something like a dark silky raccoon, but is not as attractive as the tails.

  • Raccoon skins are also frequently unhaired, and if the underwool is of good quality the effect is similar to beaver.

  • are several flat-topped mountains, of which Raccoon and Lookout are the most prominent, having a maximum elevation near the Georgia line of little more than 1800 ft.

  • A few fur-bearing animals, the mink, beaver and raccoon, still remain.

  • Seven-tenths of a cubic metre of animal bones were found: deer, bear, wolf, raccoon, opossum, beaver, buffalo, elk, turkey, woodchuck, tortoise and hog; all contemporary with man's occupancy.

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