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noun
Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
plantigrade carnivorous mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carnivore
Narrower terms: raccoon, racoon, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus, kinkajou, honey bear, potto, Potos flavus, Potos caudivolvulus, coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, Nasua narica, lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens, giant panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
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