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# raccoon

noun (a raccoon, raccoons)

«raccoon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A raccoon is a grey furry animal from North America with a black "mask" across its eyes and a bushy striped tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in science and nature: raccoons are omnivores and nocturnal (active at night); they often wash or feel food with their front paws. In everyday life in the USA and Canada, raccoons raid rubbish bins. Safety: do not touch or feed wild raccoons; they can bite and carry disease.

### Examples

- A raccoon tipped over our bin last night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x1)
- Raccoons have black masks and striped tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x2)
- Raccoons are nocturnal, so they come out at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x3)
- Do not try to pet a wild raccoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x4)
- The raccoon used its paws like hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x5)
- Raccoons eat fruit, insects, eggs and food scraps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x6)
- We saw raccoon tracks in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x7)
- De raccoon totes a bushy tail, De 'possum totes no ha'r, Mr. Rabbit, he come skippin' by, He ain't got none ter spar'. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/#x8)

### Note

Countable. Also spelled "racoon" in British English. Young raccoons are called kits. Raccoons are wild animals, not pets in most places.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «raccoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raccoon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«raccoon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/raccoon.html) on Mova free.