raccoon
UK/ɹəˈkuːn//ɹæˈkun/
raccoon noun: 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.
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Noun
raccoon (plural raccoons)
- 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.
- The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
- 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.1624, Iohn [i.e., John] Smith, The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: […], London: […] I[ohn] D[awson] and I[ohn] H[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, →OCLC
- 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.1634, William Wood, “Of the Beasts that Live on the Land”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England; […], London...
- Synonyms:
- coon, common raccoon, North American raccoon, northern raccoon, trash panda
- Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
- Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
- Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.
Proper noun capitalized: Raccoon
Raccoon
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- Four townships, one each in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Raccoon Township.
raccoon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
raccoon in Hindi
- nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
- रैकून raikūn
raccoon in Tamil
- ரக்கூன்
raccoon in Marathi
- रॅकून
raccoon in Bengali
- রেকুন
More languagesFewer languages
- raccoon in Malayalam
- റാക്കൂൺ, റക്കോൺ
- raccoon in Punjabi
- ਰੈਕੂਨ
- raccoon in Gujarati
- રેકૂન, રૅકૂન
- raccoon in Nepali
- र्याकून
- raccoon in Tagalog
- mapatse
- raccoon in Arabic
- رَاكُون rākūn
- raccoon in Malay
- rakun
- raccoon in Indonesian
- rakun
- raccoon in Persian
- راکون râkon
- raccoon in Thai
- แร็กคูน rɛ́k-kuun
- raccoon in Vietnamese
- gấu mèo, gấu trúc Mỹ
- raccoon in Myanmar
- ရက်ကွန်းဝံ rakkwan:wam
Examples of raccoon in a sentence
- The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.
- I surprised a raccoon scavenging through the garbage last night.
- Raccoons, skunks, snakes, cats, and foxes are mesopredators.
Synonyms of raccoon
- coon
- common raccoon
- North American raccoon
- northern raccoon
- trash panda
Forms of raccoon
| plural | raccoons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | racoon |
| alternative form | rarowcun |
| alternative form | r'coon |
| alternative form | coon |
Origin of raccoon
From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).
Words formed from raccoon
- coon
- coon dog
- coonhound
- Cozumel raccoon
- crab-eating raccoon
- Finn raccoon
- in a raccoon's age
- in a coon's age
- pygmy raccoon
- raccoon-berry
- raccoon butterfly
- raccoon butterflyfish
- raccoon dog
- raccoon eyes
- raccoon fox
- raccoonish
- raccoonlike
- raccoon oyster
- raccoonpox
- raccoonproof
- raccoon roundworm
- raccoon tail
Phrases with raccoon
Words that rhyme with raccoon
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- impugn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about raccoon
- What does raccoon mean?
- Raccoon means 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.
- What is raccoon in Hindi?
- Raccoon in Hindi is रैकून (raikūn). See Raccoon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is raccoon?
- Raccoon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce raccoon?
- Raccoon is pronounced /ɹəˈkuːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of raccoon?
- The plural of raccoon is raccoons.
Words near raccoon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: raccoon (page history and authors); Raccoon (page history and authors); raccoon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raccoon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raccoon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); raccoon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raccoon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raccoon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); raccoon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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