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• rac|coon — «ra KOON», noun. 1. a small, grayish animal with a bushy, ringed tail. Raccoons are mammals that live in wooded areas of North America and South America near water and are active at night, living mostly in trees by day. 2. its fur. Also, racoon.… …   Useful english dictionary

• rac — ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; an·ti·rac·er; as·co·tho·rac·i·ca; at·rac·tas·pis; bo·rac·ic; cha·rac·i·dae; de·mi ca·rac·tère; de·rac·i·nate; de·rac·i·na·tion; fer·mi di·rac; go·rac·co; he·rac·le·on·ite; hy·rac·i·dae; hy·rac·i·form; hy·rac·o·don;… …   English syllables

• coon — bar·ra·coon; ca·coon; car·coon; co·coon·ery; coon; coon·can; coon·er; coon·i·ly; coon·i·ness; coon·tie; puc·coon; rac·coon; rac·coon·berry; ty·coon; coon·ass; co·coon; coon·jine; …   English syllables

• coon — Raccoon Rac*coon (r[a^]k*k[=oo]n ), n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See {Rat}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A North American nocturnal carnivore ({Procyon lotor}) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• coon — n a black person. Originally (and still) a term of racist abuse common in the southern states of the USA, from rac coon (a black faced rural pest). The word has been adopted in Britain and Australia to refer to a person of any sup posedly… …   Contemporary slang

• raccoon — rac·coon …   English syllables

• raccoon — rac•coon [[t]ræˈkun[/t]] n. pl. coons, (esp. collectively) coon. 1) mam any small, nocturnal carnivore of the genus Procyon, esp. P. lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central… …   From formal English to slang

• RaccoonRiver — Rac·coon River (ră ko͞onʹ) A river rising in northwest Iowa and flowing about 322 km (200 mi) southeast to the Des Moines River. * * * …   Universalium

• raccoon — rac|coon racoon [rəˈku:n, ræ US ræ ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Virginia Algonquian; Origin: äräkhun] 1.) a small North American animal with black fur around its eyes and black and grey rings on its tail 2.) [U] the skin and thick fur of a raccoon ▪ a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• raccoon — rac|coon [ ræ kun ] noun count a small animal with a black and white face and a long tail that lives mainly in North and Central America a. uncount the fur from a raccoon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English