raccoon
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon,…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.
Meaning
5 sensesAn 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.
Waschbär, Schupp
ено́тjenót, ено́т-полоску́нjenót-poloskún, ено́тjenót
єно́тjenót, ракунrakun
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
(broadly, proscribed)Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.
Examples
82 sentencesDo you see the raccoon?
Бачиш єнота? — deniko
ruВидишь енота? — odexed
deSiehst du den Waschbären? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I hate raccoons.
Я ненавиджу єнотів. — deniko
ruЯ ненавижу енотов. — Robertpaulson
deIch hasse Waschbären. — Vortarulo
I'd never seen a raccoon before.
ruЯ никогда раньше не видел енотов. — marafon
Tom said a raccoon bit his foot.
Tom said that a raccoon bit his foot.
Translations
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Origin
From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”)From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).
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Forms
plural: raccoonsSynonyms
5 synonyms- an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America:racoon
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
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