raccoon 的定义
plural rac·coons, rac·coon.
- a nocturnal omnivore, Procyon lotor, the largest member of the family Procyonidae, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, a bushy, ringed tail, and very dexterous front paws, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur: more than 20 subspecies have been named.
- the thick, brownish-gray fur of this animal, with gray, black-tipped guard hairs.
- any of various related animals of the genus Procyon, of Central American islands, some now rare.
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- For instance, between 1990 and 2011, some 67,058 raccoons were found with the raccoon variant.
- Crossovers to other species by the raccoon variant “was unexpectedly high,” they reported.
- Predators like foxes, raccoons, skunks, feral cats, hawks, and owls all feed on them.
- As an apex predator — one at the top of the “food chain” — it feeds on deer, raccoons, rabbits and rodents.
- Scientists have successfully used baited vaccines to manage rabies in foxes in Western Europe and raccoons in the United States.