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Definition of Racoon

1. Noun. An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America.

Definition of Racoon

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of raccoon) ¹

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Definition of Racoon

1. raccoon [n -S] - See also: raccoon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Racoon

Literary usage of Racoon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Earth, and Animated Natureby Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving by Oliver Goldsmith, Washington Irving (1854)
"The racoon is playful and cleanly, and is very easily supported ; it eats of everything that ... The racoon, which some authors have called the Jamaica rat, ..."

2. Algic Researches: Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1839)
"THE racoon searches the margins of streams for shell-fish, where he is generally sure of finding the AS-SHOG-AISH-I, or crawfish. ..."

3. Algic Researches: Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1839)
"THE racoon searches the margins of streams for shell-fish, where he is generally sure of finding the AS-SHOG-AISH-I, or crawfish. ..."

4. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1823)
"CHAPTER XVII THE racoon. THE racoon, which some authors have called the Jamaica rat, is about the size of a small badger; its body is short and bulky; ..."

5. Fur-bearing Animals in Nature and in Commerce by Henry Poland (1892)
"This racoon is rather smaller than the North American species, ... The fur is harsh, coarse, poor, and of much less value than that of the usual racoon. ..."

6. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith, William Turton (1816)
"The racoon. JL HE racoon, which some authors have called the Jamaica rat, is about the size of a small badger ; its body is short and bulky; its fur is fine ..."

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