raccoon
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
Other meanings
The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
A kind of
- fur
Related words
- crab-eating raccoon
- raccoon dog
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “raccoon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.