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| —n , pl -coons, -coon | |
| 1. | 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. | the fur of the North American raccoon |
| [C17: from Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands] | |
| racoon or racoon | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands] | |
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| racoon (rəˈkuːn) | |
| —n , pl -coons, -coon | |
| a variant spelling of raccoon | |
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