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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Virginia Algonquian
Origin: äräkhun

raccoon

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
rac‧coon , racoon
1 [countable]HBA a small North American animal with black fur around its eyes and black and grey rings on its tail
2 [uncountable]HBA the skin and thick fur of a raccoon:
a raccoon coat
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