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 Definitions of RACCOON  [æˈkun]  

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Definition of 'RACCOON' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) raccoon
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.  raccoon
the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal.

Etymology:  (1608, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun)

Definition of 'RACCOON' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) raccoon
the fur of the North American racoon

2. (noun) raccoon, racoon
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America


Definition of 'RACCOON' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) raccoon
a North and Central American animal with black around its eyes


Definition of 'RACCOON' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) RACCOON
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



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