Definitions for: Raccoon

[n] omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North and Central America
[n] the fur of the North American racoon

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: racoon

See Also: common raccoon, common racoon, coon, crab-eating raccoon, fur, genus Procyon, pelt, Procyon, Procyon cancrivorus, Procyon lotor, procyonid, ringtail

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