Definitions for raccoonræˈkun
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rac•coonræˈkun(n.)(pl.)-coons; -coon.
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.
Category: Mammals
the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal.
Category: Clothing
Origin of raccoon:
1608, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun
Princeton's WordNet
raccoon(noun)
the fur of the North American racoon
raccoon, racoon(noun)
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
raccoon(noun)æˈkun
a North and Central American animal with black around its eyes
Wiktionary
raccoon(Noun)
A nocturnal omnivore originally living in Northern America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.
raccoon(Noun)
Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
Origin: From arocoun (1608), from ärähkun, from ärähkuněm ‘he scratches with his hands’.
Webster Dictionary
Raccoon(noun)
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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