raccoon
IPA: rækˈun
noun
- An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.
- Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
- Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
- Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
- (loosely, proscribed) Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- Four townships, one each in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Raccoon Township.
Examples of "raccoon" in Sentences
- And Ronnie wanted a pet raccoon.
- His sacred animal is the raccoon.
- And then you consider the raccoon.
- A male raccoon race of the Kingdom.
- It should be in the raccoon family...
- In the English version, he's a raccoon.
- It looks nearly identical to a raccoon.
- It's not an Ursidae or in the raccoon family.
- I was of the persuasion that it was a raccoon.
- Canine distemper occurs in raccoon dogs inhabiting the northern Caucasus.