| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| raccoon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rac·coon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -k n |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ra·coon |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. rac·coons or raccoon also ra·coons or racoon
1. A carnivorous North American mammal (Procyon lotor) having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail. 2. The fur of this mammal. 3. Any of various similar or related animals. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Of Virginia Algonquian origin.
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