racoon

noun

ra·coon

less common spelling of raccoon

: a small nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) of North America that is chiefly gray, has a black mask and bushy ringed tail, lives chiefly in trees, and has a varied diet including small animals, fruits, and nuts

: the pelt of this animal

: any of several animals resembling or related to the raccoon

Examples of racoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eight of the nine actors sport racoon black eye makeup smudging. —

Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024 Raccoons can carry a parasite called racoon roundworm, which lies dormant inside them, but is typically lethal when passed to a woodrat. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024 The volunteers used a video camera to track Pixie, observing javelinas and racoons in the process. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024 A lot of the writing also benefited from her new house’s greener views of trees, racoons, coyotes, hawks, and mountains. —

Thomas Hobbs, SPIN, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for racoon

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