Meaning of Raccoon | Babel Free
ɹəˈkuːnDefinitions
- 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.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
- The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
- Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
- Four townships, one each in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Raccoon Township.
- Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
xəz
Català
os rentador
Dansk
vaskebjørn
Ελληνικά
ρακούν
Eesti
pesukaru
Gàidhlig
mathan-nighe
Galego
mapache
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
lakuna
Magyar
mosómedve
Հայերեն
ջրարջ
Bahasa Indonesia
rakun
Íslenska
þvottabjörn
ქართული
ენოტი
Қазақша
жанат
Latina
Procyon
Lëtzebuergesch
Wäschbier
Македонски
ракун
Nederlands
wasbeer
Português
guaxinim
Slovenščina
rakun
ไทย
แร็กคูน
Tagalog
mapatse
Türkçe
rakun
Tiếng Việt
gấu mèo
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“Thus we're presented with[…]a man who has the head of his penis bitten off by a raccoon, then bleeds to death in a forest.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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