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racoon

 (n): an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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5 months ago chained_bear said:

"...for an exceptional officer to cope with the loss of half the frigate's people, drafted off by the port-admiral, and their replacement by the crew of the Racoon, turned over to the Surprise in a body..."
--Patrick O'Brian, H. M. S. Surprise, 112

I don't know why it's spelled with only one C, but it is.

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