Definition of Raccoon. Meaning of Raccoon. Synonyms of Raccoon

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Definition of Raccoon

Raccoon
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 from wikipedia

- The raccoon (/rəˈkuːn/ or US: /ræˈkuːn/ , Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish...
- The common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the ****anese raccoon dog, is a small...
- 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 Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985, to March 19, 1991, in Canada and on Disney Channel from July...
- Raccoon eyes, also known as panda eyes or periorbital ecchymosis, is a sign of basal skull fracture or subgaleal hematoma, a craniotomy that ruptured...
- Raccoon Cr**** may refer to: Raccoon Cr****, a tributary of the Coosa River in Alabama Raccoon Cr**** (Chattooga River tributary), a stream in Georgia Raccoon...
- 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...
- Rocket Raccoon is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the...
- 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...