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RACCOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
Synonyms:
raccoon; racoon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raccoon" is a kind of...):
procyonid (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raccoon"):
common raccoon; common racoon; coon; Procyon lotor; ringtail (North American raccoon)
crab-eating raccoon; Procyon cancrivorus (a South American raccoon)
Holonyms ("raccoon" is a member of...):
genus Procyon; Procyon (the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The fur of the North American racoon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("raccoon" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
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