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Meanings of raccoon (raccoons) in English

Russian
енот-полоскун
Portuguese
guaxinim
Spanish
ursus lotor
Catalan
os rentador
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Species of mammal native to North America.

        Related terms
        енот-полоскун
        Portuguese
        guaxinim
        Catalan
        ós rentador
        Spanish
        procyon lotor

        An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America.

              guaxinim
              Usage of raccoons in English
              1
              I surprise a family of raccoons raiding the Dumpster, but no Sally.
              Arcadia falls
              2
              The present study indicates that raccoons have minimal exposure to N. caninum.
              Pubmed
              3
              You'll want to make sure the lid's on tight to discourage raccoons.
              Table for five
              4
              Norman visited his father, who showed him videotapes of himself feeding raccoons.
              The new yorker
              5
              There were hot cakes of maize and wild turkeys and fat raccoons.
              The Princess Pocahontas
              6
              Writer wondered why they were bragging about raccoons instead of their children.
              The new yorker
              7
              The compound is also poisonous to dogs, raccoons, foxes and other animals.
              Reuters
              8
              Some dratted raccoons have been playing havoc and eating up my honeybees.
              Harvest Home
              9
              The bites most frequently reported from nonrodent wild animals were inflicted by raccoons.
              Pubmed
              10
              When I saw the destruction on the bones I'd thought raccoons and vultures.
              Death du Jour
              11
              The skins of foxes, raccoons and wildcats adorned the log walls.
              A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
              12
              Anyhow, she was afraid of raccoons coming in the tent and-
              The secret life of ceecee wilkes
              13
              I went to her with those raccoons. Then he realized what Tia meant.
              Indivisible
              14
              We're like the raccoons, utterly dependent and still ripping ourselves apart.
              Indivisible
              15
              This happened every time the man went out to hunt raccoons and 'possums.
              Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
              16
              Besides the squirrels, Harry's collection embraced a hare and a couple of raccoons.
              The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderne...
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              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common