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rac·coon
also ra·coon (ră-ko͞on′)n. pl. rac·coons or raccoon also ra·coons or racoon
1. An omnivorous mammal (Procyon lotor) native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere, having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.
2. The fur of this mammal.
3. Any of various similar or related animals.
[Of Virginia Algonquian origin.]
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raccoon
(rəˈkuːn) orracoon
n, pl -coons or -coon
1. (Animals) 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. (Textiles) the fur of the North American raccoon
[C17: from Algonquian ärähkun, from ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands]
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rac•coon
(ræˈkun)n., pl. -coons, (esp. collectively) -coon.
1. any small, nocturnal carnivore of the genus Procyon, esp. P. lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America.
2. the thick, brownish gray fur of this animal.
[1608, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun]
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Noun 1. [画像:raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon]raccoon - the fur of the North American racoon
2. [画像:raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America]raccoon - an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
procyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammals
genus Procyon, Procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus - a South American raccoon
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Translations
mýval
vaskebjørn
pesukarhu
rakun
mosómedve
rakun
òvottabjörn
アライグマ
너구리
meškėnas
jenots
medvedík čistotný
rakun
tvättbjörn
แรคคูน
gấu trúc Mỹ
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raccoon,
racoon
(rəˈkuːn) , ((American) rӕ-) noun a type of small, furry, North American animal, with a striped, bushy tail. wasbeer راكون: حيوان ثَدْيي миеща мечка guaxinim mýval der Waschbär vaskebjørn ρακούν mapache pesukaru راکون supi, pesukarhu raton laveur רקון एक मांसाहारी पशु rakun mosómedve nama binatang þvottabjörn procione, orsetto lavatore あらいぐま 미국 너구리 meškėnas jenots rakun wasbeer vaskebjørn szop دشمالى امريكى غوښه خوړونكى ژوى چه په ونو خيژى: ددغه حيوان پوستكى mão-pelada raton енот medvedík čistotný rakun rakun tvättbjörn ตัวแร็คคูน มีลักษณะคล้ายหมีแต่ตัวเล็กและมีหางเป็นพวง rakun 浣熊 єнот شمالی امریکہ کا پاءوں کے بل چلنے والا گوشت خور میمل جانور gấu trúc bắc Mỹ 浣熊
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raccoon
→ راكُون mýval vaskebjørn Waschbär ρακούν mapache pesukarhu raton laveur rakun procione アライグマ 너구리 wasbeer vaskebjørn szop guaxinim , racum енот tvättbjörn แรคคูน rakun gấu trúc Mỹ 浣熊Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
raccoon
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