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Definition of Raccoon
1. Noun. The fur of the North American racoon.
2. Noun. An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America.
Generic synonyms: Procyonid
Group relationships: Genus Procyon, Procyon
Specialized synonyms: Common Raccoon, Common Racoon, Coon, Procyon Lotor, Ringtail, Crab-eating Raccoon, Procyon Cancrivorus
Definition of Raccoon
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.
Definition of Raccoon
1. a carnivorous mammal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Raccoon
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