raccoon

raccoon
[rəˈkuːn]
(亦作 racoon)
noun
  1. a greyish-brown American mammal which has a foxlike face with a black mask, a ringed tail, and the habit of washing its food in water
    浣熊
  2. Genus Procyon, family Procyonidae (the raccoon family): two species, in particular the common raccoon (P. lotor), which often occurs in urban areas in North America. The raccoon family also includes the coati, kinkajou, cacomistle, and olingo
    浣熊属,浣熊科: 2种,尤指常出没于北美市镇的普通浣熊(拉丁名P. lotor)。浣熊科还包括南美浣熊、蜜熊、蓬尾浣熊和犬浣熊
    ■[mass noun]the fur of the raccoon
    浣熊毛皮
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Virginia Algonquian aroughcun
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