Rac-coon', n.

n. [Fr. raton.] (Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal inhabiting North America, allied to the bear, but about the size of a common dog. There are two species in the United States: Procyon lotor, found east of the Mississippi, and P. Hermandezii, or black-footed raccoon, of Texas and California. [Written also raccoon, raccoon.]