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Procyonidae
[ proh-see--on-i-dee ]
noun
, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- the New World family of mammals that includes raccoons, coatis, ringtails, cacomistles, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Procyonidae1
First recorded in 1845–50; from New Latin Procyon , a genus name + -idae ( def )
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