raccoon

rac·coon also ra·coon  (r-kn)

n. pl. rac·coons or raccoon also ra·coons or racoon

1. A carnivorous North American mammal (Procyon lotor) having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.

2. The fur of this mammal.

3. Any of various similar or related animals.

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[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]

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raccoon, racoon [rəˈkuːn]

n pl -coons, -coon

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any omnivorous mammal of the genus Procyon, esp P. lotor (North American raccoon), inhabiting forests of North and Central America and the Caribbean: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). Raccoons have a pointed muzzle, long tail, and greyish-black fur with black bands around the tail and across the face

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur of the North American raccoon

[from Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
	2.	raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America racoon procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals genus Procyon, Procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons common raccoon, common racoon, Procyon lotor, ringtail, coon - North American raccoon crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus - a South American raccoon

Translations

raccoon [rəˈkuːn] N (raccoon or raccoons (pl)) → mapache m

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raccoon racoon [rəˈkuːn] n → raton m laveur

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raccoon [rəˈkuːn] n → procione m, orsetto lavatore

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raccoon [rəˈkuːn] n → procione m, orsetto lavatore

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raccoon

n raccoon, racoon [rəˈkuːn, (American ) rӕ-]

a type of small, furry, North American animal, with a striped, bushy tail. wasbeer راكون: حيوان ثَدْيي миеща мечка mýval vaskebjørn der Waschbär ρακούν mapache pesukaru راکون supi raton laveur רָקוּן एक मांसाहारी पशु rakun mosómedve nama binatang þvottabjörn procione, orsetto lavatore あらいぐま 미국 너구리 meškėnas jenots rakun wasbeer vaskebjørn szop mão-pelada raton енот medvedík čistotný rakun rakun tvättbjörn ตัวแร็คคูน มีลักษณะคล้ายหมีแต่ตัวเล็กและมีหางเป็นพวง rakun 浣熊 єнот شمالی امریکہ کا پاءوں کے بل چلنے والا گوشت خور میمل جانور gấu trúc bắc Mỹ 浣熊