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Procyonidae

[ proh-see--on-i-dee ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. 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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