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Definition of Common raccoon
1. Noun. North American raccoon.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Raccoon
Literary usage of Common raccoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"Racoon or RACCOON (ra-kon'), an ' American plantigrade carnivorous mammal, the
common raccoon being the ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1872)
"The common raccoon, P. lotor, Storr., of the United States, is less than two feet
long to the tail, which is about a foot; the general color light gray, ..."
3. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"... American plantigrade carnivorous mammal, the common raccoon being the Procyon
lotor. It is about the size of a small fox, and its grayish-brown fur is ..."
4. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"The common raccoon is as large as a small dog or fox, and is brownish-gray, with
black or brown markings. It has a sharp nose, a bushy tail, ..."
5. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1892)
"Des Moines, common; Raccoon River, Walnut and Beaver creeks, Perry, rare; ...
Fort Dodge, abundant; Estherville, common; Raccoon River, not common; ..."
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