raccoon
[ ra-koon ]
/ ræˈkun /
noun, plural rac·coons, (especially collectively) rac·coon.
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
the thick, brownish-gray fur of this animal, with gray, black-tipped guard hairs.
any of various related animals of the genus Procyon, of Central American islands, some now rare.
Origin of raccoon
1600–10,
Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling)
aroughcun
Words nearby raccoon
rabinowitz,
rabirubia,
raborn,
rabot,
rac,
raccoon,
raccoon dog,
raccoon eyes,
raccoon river,
race,
race meeting
British Dictionary definitions for raccoon
raccoon
racoon
/ (rəˈkuːn) /
noun plural -coons or -coon
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
the fur of the North American raccoon
Word Origin for raccoon
C17: from Algonquian
ärähkun, from
ärähkuněm he scratches with his hands