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Thesaurus: raccoon

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 m…

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  1. 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.
  2. n. the fur of the North American racoon
  3. n. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
  4. 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 (Zoöl.), the tanate. -- Raccoon fox (Zoöl.), the cacomixle.
  5. A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied tothe bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, bandedwith black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white.Called also coon, and mapach.
  6. n:100 n. the fur of the North American racoon n. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America