See Also: racoon(dictionary)
racoon(dictionary)

racoon (iou)



racoon noun. Also raccoon. E17.
[Virginia Algonquian aroughcun.]
Either of two catlike American nocturnal carnivorous mammals of the genus Procyon (family Procyonidae), esp. the common greyish-brown N. American species P. lotor, with a ringed bushy tail, a sharp snout, and a dark stripe across the face. E17.
The skin or fur of the racoon. E19.
Comb.: racoon dog a small wild dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides, of eastern Asia, resembling a racoon in markings.