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- raccoon 1a
variants
or less commonly racoon
plural raccoon or raccoons also racoon or racoons
1
a
: a small nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) of North America that is chiefly gray, has a black mask and bushy ringed tail, lives chiefly in trees, and has a varied diet including small animals, fruits, and nuts
b
: the pelt of this animal
2
: any of several animals resembling or related to the raccoon
Examples of raccoon in a Sentence
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The raccoons were still there, and there were holes everywhere.
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New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Predators feast on the insects A number of predators—birds, bears, fish, raccoons, turtles, and even some humans—love to eat cicadas, which are in the same family as the stink bug.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Rayner said just one-fourth of the boxes house a bluebird, and half their nests are unsuccessful, victims of predators like sparrows, snakes and raccoons.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Screams were heard as adults, teens, and children ran in the crowded line, trying their best to avoid the raccoon — as the mammals can transfer rabies to humans.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
More than 90% of rabies cases occur in wildlife such as raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, the CDC said.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Additional animals were reported acting strange in the park in January, including foxes and raccoons, wildlife officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Foxes, raccoons, sea lions, bears, minks and other mammals across the globe have contracted H5N1 and died.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Outdoor cats are at risk of trauma from cars, or from fights with other cats, raccoons and free-roaming dogs.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Predators feast on the insects A number of predators—birds, bears, fish, raccoons, turtles, and even some humans—love to eat cicadas, which are in the same family as the stink bug.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Rayner said just one-fourth of the boxes house a bluebird, and half their nests are unsuccessful, victims of predators like sparrows, snakes and raccoons.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024
Screams were heard as adults, teens, and children ran in the crowded line, trying their best to avoid the raccoon — as the mammals can transfer rabies to humans.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
More than 90% of rabies cases occur in wildlife such as raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, the CDC said.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Additional animals were reported acting strange in the park in January, including foxes and raccoons, wildlife officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
Foxes, raccoons, sea lions, bears, minks and other mammals across the globe have contracted H5N1 and died.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Outdoor cats are at risk of trauma from cars, or from fights with other cats, raccoons and free-roaming dogs.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raccoon. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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