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Definition of Raccoon fox

Raccoon fox
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.

Meaning of Raccoon fox from wikipedia

- heavy-set, fox-like canid native to East Asia. Named for its raccoon-like face markings, it is most closely related to foxes. Common raccoon dogs feed...
- The ringtail (B****ariscus astutus) is a mammal of the raccoon family native to arid regions of North America. It is widely distributed and well-adapted...
- The ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus), also known by its ****anese name tanuki (****anese: 狸, タヌキ), is a species of canid endemic to ****an....
- The raccoon (/rəˈkuːn/ or US: /ræˈkuːn/ , Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish...
- The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North...
- fincoon, Finnish raccoon, racoon dog, or just raccoon) is the fur of the Asiatic raccoon dog. While often called "raccoon fur", the raccoon dog, or tanuki...
- including the bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Foxes are generally smaller...
- extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus). Nyctereutes...
- the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear. Clinton Hart Merriam first described the Cozumel raccoon as morphologically...
- known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon (P. lotor), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two...