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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
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An alert bystander who noticed a raccoon with its head stuck in a storm drain grate later assisted police with its rescue using two laundry pods, Massachusetts cops reported.
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Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Help keep predators like cats and raccoons away by adding a metal baffle or predator guard under the house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Avoid keeping water and food bowls outside to limit possible contamination
Teach kids not to touch any wildlife
Arapahoe County officials also said in late February that the county was seeing an outbreak of raccoons suffering from canine distemper.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
While this method worked, the raccoon went slower than the first one.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Help keep predators like cats and raccoons away by adding a metal baffle or predator guard under the house.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Avoid keeping water and food bowls outside to limit possible contamination
Teach kids not to touch any wildlife
Arapahoe County officials also said in late February that the county was seeing an outbreak of raccoons suffering from canine distemper.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
While this method worked, the raccoon went slower than the first one.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Raccoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raccoon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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