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Raccoon and Lemur Definitions

Raccoon

An omnivorous mammal (Procyon lotor) native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere, having grayish-brown fur, black masklike facial markings, and a black-ringed bushy tail.

Lemur

Any of various primates of the infraorder Lemuriformes of Madagascar and adjacent islands, having elongated lower incisors and nails on all digits except the second toe of the hind foot.

Raccoon

The fur of this mammal.

Lemur

(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

Raccoon

Any of various similar or related animals.
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Lemur

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Raccoon

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal 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.

Lemur

(obsolete) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

Raccoon

Any mammal of the genus Procyon.

Lemur

One of a family (Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo.
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Raccoon

Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

Lemur

Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

Raccoon

Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

Raccoon

Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.

Raccoon

A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach.
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Raccoon

The fur of the North American racoon

Raccoon

An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

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