Raccoon

[rə'kuːn] or [ræ'kun]

Definition

(noun.) an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America.

(noun.) the fur of the North American racoon.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Shirley

Definition

n. a genus of the bear family of North America valuable for its fur.—ns. Raccoon′-berr′y the May apple of the United States; Raccoon′-oys′ter an oyster growing on the shores of the sea in United States.

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