[ rə'ku:n ]
(also racoon )
■ noun a greyish-brown omnivorous American mammal with a black facial mask and a ringed tail. [Genus Procyon : two species.]
Origin
C17: from Virginia Algonquian aroughcun .
[ rə'ku:n ]
(also racoon )
■ noun a greyish-brown omnivorous American mammal with a black facial mask and a ringed tail. [Genus Procyon : two species.]
Origin
C17: from Virginia Algonquian aroughcun .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004