rac·coon
 raccoon
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- pronunciation:
- rae
kun
[or]
r
kun
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
raccoon, raccoons |
| definition: |
a small mammal with brown and gray fur, a long tail with black rings, and a pointed face with black markings that look like a mask. Raccoons eat plants and small animals such as insects and frogs. In towns and cities, they eat garbage. Several kinds of raccoons live in North and South America and on Caribbean islands.
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Raccoon comes from
arahkun, an Algonquin word that means "he scratches with his hands."