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rac·coon

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–noun, plural -coons, (especially collectively

) -coon.

1.	a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.

2.	the thick, brownish-gray fur of this animal, with gray, black-tipped guard hairs.

3.	any of various related animals of the genus Procyon, of Central American islands, some now rare.

[Origin: 1600–10, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) aroughcun

]

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Raccoon River

a river in NW Iowa, flowing SE to the Des Moines River. 200 mi. (322 km) long.

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rac·coon also ra·coon Audio Help (rā-kōōn') Pronunciation Key
n. pl. rac·coons or raccoon also ra·coons or racoon

A carnivorous North American mammal (Procyon lotor) having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.
The fur of this mammal.
Any of various similar or related animals.

[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]

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raccoon

1608, arocoun, from Algonquian (Powhatan) arahkun, from arahkunem "he scratches with the hands." Early forms included Capt. John Smith's raugroughcum. In Norw., vaskebjørn, lit. "wash-bear."

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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

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

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

Arabic:	راكون: حيوان ثَدْيي
Chinese (Simplified):	浣熊
Chinese (Traditional):	浣熊
Czech:	mýval
Danish:	vaskebjørn
Dutch:	wasbeer
Estonian:	pesukaru
Finnish:	pesukarhu
French:	raton laveur
German:	der Waschbär
Greek:	ρακούν
Hungarian:	mosómedve
Icelandic:	þvottabjörn
Indonesian:	nama binatang
Italian:	procione, orsetto lavatore*

Japanese:	あらいぐま
Korean:	너구리
Latvian:	jenots
Lithuanian:	meškėnas
Norwegian:	vaskebjørn
Polish:	szop
Portuguese (Brazil):	mão-pelada
Portuguese (Portugal):	mão-pelada
Romanian:	raton
Russian:	енот
Slovak:	medvedík čistotný
Slovenian:	rakun
Spanish:	mapache
Swedish:	tvättbjörn
Turkish:	rakun