raccoon

IPA: rækˈun

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

Something is trying to chew through the roof — probably a squirrel or raccoon from the sound of its feet.
"And if it has young back in there, a mother raccoon is going to just tear another hole into the structure to get back in."
Don't worry about the squirrel eatin ', raccoon hat wearin', horse marryin 'voters in WV and KY ..... there primary won't mean zilch this week.
Later, in a bit of synchronicity, my father told me on the phone about how friends of his had saved a baby raccoon from a tree that was being cut down.
DALLAS, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. retailer Neiman Marcus has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine for advertising "faux fur" on coats trimmed in Asian raccoon dog, authorities said.