Explore Raccoon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fur or pelt. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Raccoon meaning
- An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
- The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
- Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
Using Raccoon
- The main meaning on this page is: An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. | The common raccoon (Procyon lotor). | Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
- Useful related words include: fur, pelt, racoon, procyonid.
- In the example corpus, raccoon often appears in combinations such as: the raccoon, raccoon city, of raccoon.
Context around Raccoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Raccoon
- In this selection, "raccoon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rocket, eating, rabid, dog, river and city stand out and add context to how "raccoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19 the raccoon dog is and a baby raccoon out of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "raccoon" sits close to words such as abolishing, acidity and apa, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with raccoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hilarious moment raccoon gives. (4 words)
Despite their name, raccoon dogs are not close relatives of raccoons. (11 words)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is full of furry faces, from Cosmo the Spacedog to Rocket Raccoon. (17 words)
In another incident, a video of a brawl between several men in the restaurant in 2014 went viral when it was posted online again in 2016, in part because a bystander to the fighting appeared to pull a baby raccoon out of his coat. (44 words)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Rocket's memories of his early life, in which he was subjected to repeated surgeries to change his body and mind from a normal raccoon into the bipedal super-intelligent character of the present-day scenes. (41 words)
It takes the original idea of a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City into a beautiful-looking game with new controls and a camera that feels fresh and scary as you fight zombies, jump scares, and the always-chasing MR. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
The one difference between the crab-eating raccoon and northern raccoon is that while both are often found near water, the crab-eating raccoon is almost always found in or near water.
The Golden Raccoon program was created by the principal of Wrightwood Elementary School, the mascot of which is a raccoon.
A dog killed a sick raccoon in the 6700 block of Trestle Lane May 28, and testing confirmed that the raccoon had rabies.
Health Dept.: Rabid Raccoon Discovered In Green Tree BoroughOfficials with the Allegheny County Health Department say a rabid raccoon was found in Green Tree Borough.
Rocket Raccoon has been genetically modified, but he pretty much retains the physical appearance of a normal raccoon.
The Water Works Park is located along the banks of the Raccoon River immediately upstream from where the Raccoon River empties into the Des Moines River.
A hot topic recently because of their potential involvement in the initial spread of covid-19, the raccoon dog is a stocky critter native to East Asia.
An officer was able to use a two-by-four piece of wood and as he put it over the side the raccoon grabbed it and climbed up, just like a ramp.
As Leon or Claire, players traverse Raccoon City in the midst of an outbreak; to make matters worse, they are stalked by Mr. X, a Tyrant that is like a Terminator on steroids.
Despite their name, raccoon dogs are not close relatives of raccoons.
During your visit, you can also follow the six acre wildlife trail with animals such as hawks, owls, parrots, ferrets, goats, pigs, raccoon dogs and more.
First, we see Sam’s khaki scout uniform and iconic raccoon skin cap, then Suzy’s pink collared dress, beret and saddle shoes.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is full of furry faces, from Cosmo the Spacedog to Rocket Raccoon.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Rocket's memories of his early life, in which he was subjected to repeated surgeries to change his body and mind from a normal raccoon into the bipedal super-intelligent character of the present-day scenes.
Hilarious moment raccoon gives.
However, a more significant concern applies to invasive mammal species like the American mink and common raccoon dog, which have had a detrimental effect on local wildlife populations and also require control measures.
However, much like his companion Floor, Teefs mostly serves as a plot device to break Rocket Raccoon's spirit early in life, dying shortly after being released from his cage.
In another incident, a video of a brawl between several men in the restaurant in 2014 went viral when it was posted online again in 2016, in part because a bystander to the fighting appeared to pull a baby raccoon out of his coat.
In the far southwest corner of the market, he saw stacked cages of wildlife, including a raccoon dog.
It takes the original idea of a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City into a beautiful-looking game with new controls and a camera that feels fresh and scary as you fight zombies, jump scares, and the always-chasing MR.
Common combinations with raccoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the raccoon 25×
- raccoon city 10×
- of raccoon 10×
- raccoon and 7×
- rocket raccoon 7×
- raccoon dog 7×
- raccoon river 6×
- raccoon dogs 6×
- and raccoon 6×
- raccoon is 5×