Definition of Raccaon
Rac*coon" (răk*k&oomac;n"), n.
[F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of
German origin. See Rat.] (Zoöl.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any member of the genus Procyon.
- Nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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