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Definition of raccoon

Raccoon
Raccoon Rac*coon", n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 (Zo["o]l.), the tanate. Raccoon fox (Zo["o]l.), the cacomixle.

Meaning of raccoon from wikipedia

- The raccoon (/rəˈkuːn/ or US: /ræˈkuːn/ , Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from the other...
- The common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the ****anese raccoon dog, is a small...
- The ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also known by its ****anese name tanuki (****anese: 狸, たぬき), is a species of canid endemic to ****an....
- The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985, to March 19, 1991, in Canada and on Disney Channel from July...
- extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus). Nyctereutes...
- Raccoon eyes (also known in the United Kingdom and Ireland as panda eyes) or periorbital ecchymosis is a sign of basal skull fracture or subgaleal hematoma...
- Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a 2021 action horror film written and directed by Johannes Roberts. Adapted from the stories of the first and...
- Look up raccoon or racoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America, Europe, and Asia. The term may...
- the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear. Clinton Hart Merriam first described the Cozumel raccoon as morphologically...
- known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon (P. lotor), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two...