raccoon

/ra-koon/US // ræˈkun //UK // (rəˈkuːn) //

浣熊,貉子,狸猫,貉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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.

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.