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Raccoon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Raccoon : (noun)
1: the fur of the North American racoon
2: an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and
Central America [syn: racoon]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Raccoon : \Rac*coon"\, n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat
rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Raccoon dog (Zo["o]l.), the tanate.
Raccoon fox (Zo["o]l.), the cacomixle.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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