raccoon
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- noun
- /ræˈkuːn/
- US
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- I saw a raccoon family drinking out of our birthing pool in the backyard last night.
- raccoon population
- raccoons and other animals
- raccoons and opossums
So you get bitten by a rabid raccoon or bat or dog, whatever.
- So you get bitten by a rabid raccoon or bat or dog, whatever.
- My brother, he got bit by a raccoon one time.
- But that's, that's what raccoons, that's what they do.
- We have this on again, off again battle with some raccoons in our backyard.
- Well, one night, him and his friends saw a raccoon, and they were like, hey, catch that raccoon.
- And I keep comparing the book to this video clip of the raccoon that finds cotton candy.
- They ain't got pungi traps, ain't shit on the raccoon trap.
- Of course, of course some raccoon fans here.
Examples
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There's a raccoon in here.
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Oh, oh, there's a raccoon in the car!
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Well, one night, him and his friends saw a raccoon, and they were like, hey, catch that raccoon.
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Every so often, a raccoon has found itself on the field.
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We just saw a raccoon or something.
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When I got back, there was this raccoon sitting on my bed.
Fiction book (1994) -
The first time I heard Brad scream, I thought a raccoon had entered our house.
Fiction book (1991) -
At a family operation near Lock 32, they serve raccoon on a stick, with a lemon slice.
Fiction book (1995) -
We have this on again, off again battle with some raccoons in our backyard.
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Last night, a raccoon rummaged through my trash cans looking for food.
Synonyms
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A small wild animal with a black face mask and clever front paws that is active at night
A medium-sized mammal from North America with a black face mask and clever front paws
A medium-sized North American animal with a black face mask, ringed tail, and clever front paws
Compounds
A medium-sized North American animal with a black face mask, ringed tail, and clever front paws
Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals
- US
A small wild fox from Mexico and the US with a long bushy tail with black and white rings
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Etymology
Raccoon comes from a Native American word aroughcun that meant 'one who rubs with its hands', a name inspired by how the animal uses its front paws to wash and feel food. So raccoon is the name for the small animal active at night with a black face mask and a ringed tail.