raccoon

Etymology

From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).

noun

1. 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.
   Thus we're presented with[…]a man who has the head of his penis bitten off by a raccoon, then bleeds to death in a forest. 3 Apr 2010, Charlie Brooker, “Screen Burn”, in The Guardian
2. Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
3. Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
4. Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
5. (loosely, proscribed) Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.