raccoon

CEFRB1

/ɹəˈkuːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small North American animal with a striped tail and dark face.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

Examples

  • The dogs finally gave up and wandered away from the raccoon.

  • Do you see the raccoon?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹæˈkun/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).

  2. An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

  3. Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

More examples

In context

  • There's a raccoon in my bedroom!

  • Before a fire upon a seat like a bedsted, he sat covered with a great robe, made of Rarowcun skinnes, and all the tayles hanging by.

  • The Rackoone is a deepe furred beaſt, not much unlike a Badger, having a tayle like a Fox, as good meate as a Lambe; there is one of them in the Tovver.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).