Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small plantigrade carnivorous quadruped of the arctoid series of the order Feræ, belonging to the family Procyonidæ and genus Procyon.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
raccoon .
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- noun an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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Examples
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Reply i see they are keeping with a virus instead of portal to hell is the mars out post call racoon city by chance
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Much bigger and I would say better Doom trailer 2005
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The racoon is a curious critter, with the body of a fox, the head of a dog, and a round, bushy tail.
Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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He told me of eating some really weird things, such as racoon, snake, and flying squirrel.
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Please note that "racoon" is an acceptable alternate spelling of "raccoon," so no smarty-pants comments.
Archive 2006-05-01 David Campbell 2006
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That means the two are devoted to doing their own chores, cooking and errands, as evidenced by Kate's no-fuss philosophy such as when she did first, Kate should let someone do her makeup, her "racoon" eyeliner is so out of date.
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The same is true for many dog-like species, such as racoon dogs, foxes, African and Asian wild dogs and wolves, and scientists have struggled to understand how bears are related to each other and other carnivores.
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Here are the skins of four beavers, that I took, it might be a month afore we met, and here is another from a racoon, that is of no great matter to be sure, but which may serve to make weight atween us. "
The Prairie James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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On the river that goes through my deer woods I found deer, racoon, coyote, and one bob cat track.
would i do much good seting a live trap around a river. 2010
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On the river that goes through my deer woods I found deer, racoon, coyote, and one bob cat track.
would i do much good seting a live trap around a river. 2010
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I'm onl can you see rabbits and squrrals during this time of year? whats the easiest way to skin a racoon?
chained_bear commented on the word racoon
"...for an exceptional officer to cope with the loss of half the frigate's people, drafted off by the port-admiral, and their replacement by the crew of the Racoon, turned over to the Surprise in a body..."
--Patrick O'Brian, H. M. S. Surprise, 112
I don't know why it's spelled with only one C, but it is.
April 1, 2008