Library / English Dictionary

COON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

North American raccoon

Synonyms:

common raccoon; common racoon; coon; Procyon lotor; ringtail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("coon" is a kind of...):

raccoon; racoon (an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An eccentric or undignified rustic

Example:

I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("coon" is a kind of...):

rustic (an unsophisticated country person)

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