ra·coon

(ră-ko͞on′)

Variant of raccoon.

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racoon

(rəˈkuːn)

n, pl -coons or -coon

(Animals) a variant spelling of raccoon

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rac•coon

(ræˈkun)

n., pl. -coons, (esp. collectively) -coon.

1. 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. the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal.

[1608, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

racoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

raccoon

procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals

genus Procyon, Procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons

common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor, ringtail - North American raccoon

crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus - a South American raccoon

Translations

راكُونراكون: حيوان ثَدْيي

mýval

vaskebjørn

pesukarhu

rakun

òvottabjörn

procione

アライグマ

너구리

jenots

medvedík čistotný

rakun

tvättbjörn

แรคคูน

rakun

gấu trúc Mỹ

浣熊

racoon

, raccoon

n → Waschbär m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raccoon,

racoon

(rəˈkuːn) , ((American) rӕ-) noun

a type of small, furry, North American animal, with a striped, bushy tail.

racoon

→ راكُون mýval vaskebjørn Waschbär ρακούν mapache pesukarhu raton laveur rakun procione アライグマ 너구리 wasbeer vaskebjørn szop guaxinim, racum енот tvättbjörn แรคคูน rakun gấu trúc Mỹ 浣熊

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