Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Raccoon \Rac*coon"\, n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat
   rat, perhaps of German origin. See {Rat}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A North American nocturnal carnivore ({Procyon lotor}) allied
   to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail,
   banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with
   black and white. Called also {coon}, and {mapach}.

   {Raccoon dog} (Zo["o]l.), the tanate.

   {Raccoon fox} (Zo["o]l.), the cacomixle.

Source : WordNet®

Procyon lotor
     n : North American raccoon [syn: {common raccoon}, {common
         racoon}, {coon}, {ringtail}]