Mapach

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raccoon \Rac*coon"\ (r[a^]k*k[=oo]n"), n. [F. raton, prop., a
     little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See
     {Rat}.] (Zool.)
     A North American nocturnal carnivore ({Procyon lotor}) allied
     to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail,
     banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with


     black and white. Called also {coon}, and {mapach}.
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     {Raccoon dog} (Zool.), the tanate.
  
     {Raccoon fox} (Zool.), the cacomixle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mapach \Ma*pach"\, n. [Mexican.]
     The raccoon.
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