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raccoon

rac·coon [ ra kn ] (plural rac·coons or rac·coon) or ra·coon [ ra kn ] (plural ra·coons or ra·coon)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small ring-tailed animal: a small animal with grayish black fur, black patches around the eyes, and a long bushy ringed tail. Native to: forests of North and Central America.  Genus Procyon.

2. raccoon fur: the fur of a raccoon

[Early 17th century. < Virginia Algonquian aroughcun]
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