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raccoon | mom |

As a noun raccoon

is a nocturnal omnivore native to north america, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; procyon lotor .

As an initialism mom is

(hardware|software).

raccoon

English

(wikipedia raccoon)

Alternative forms

* racoon * rarowcun * r'coon (colloquial contraction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor .
  • * 1624 , John Smith, Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 64:
    • Before a fire upon a seat like a bedsted, he sat covered with a great robe, made of Rarowcun skinnes, and all the tayles hanging by.
  • * 2010 , Charlie Brooker, "Screen Burn", The Guardian , 3 Apr 2010:
    • Thus we're presented witha man who has the head of his penis bitten off by a raccoon , then bleeds to death in a forest.
  • Any mammal of the genus Procyon .
  • Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
  • Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

    • Synonyms

    * (Procyon lotor) coon (colloquial), (common raccoon), (North American raccoon), northern raccoon

    Derived terms

    * coon * coon dog * coonhound * (Cozumel raccoon) * crab-eating raccoon * in a raccoon's age / in a coon's age * (pygmy raccoon) * (raccoon butterfly) * (raccoon butterflyfish), * raccoon dog * raccoon eyes

    mom

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mam * Mom * mum, Mum (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, West Midlands, colloquial, familiar) mother, momma.

    • Usage notes

    * "Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun: *: I think Mom likes my new car. *: I think my mom will like you.

    See also

    * Mother’s Day *

    Anagrams

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