wasbeer

Meaning

raccoon (carnivore of the genus Procyon)

Concepts

raccoon

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racoon

washing-bear

washing bear

Synonyms

krabbeneter

Translations

raton laveur

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mapache

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Waschbär

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procione

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guaxinim

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ós rentador

oso lavador

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orsetto lavatore

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rakun

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ρακούν

prócion

raton laveur commun

rekun

Waschbären

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɑsˌbeːr/

Etymology

From wassen (“to wash”) + beer (“bear”). Probably a calque of German Waschbär, itself a calque of translingual Ursus lotor.