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Word: Raccoon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian aroughcun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəˈkuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a greyish-brown American mammal that has a foxlike face with a black mask and a ringed tail.
Short Definition:greyish-brown American mammal which has foxlike face with black mask
Variant Forms:
- racoon
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