Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A species of racoon, Procyon cancrivorus, about the size of a fox.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The crab-eating raccoon (
Procyon cancrivorus ), found in the tropical parts of America.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic Procyon cancrivorus, the
crab-eating raccoon .
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Examples
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The agouara (_Procyon cancrivorus_) is frequently met with in Mexico.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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I discovered an agouara, or washer raccoon, squatted down, dipping its paws into the water, and rubbing them together energetically.
Aventures d'un jeune naturaliste. English Lucien Biart 1863
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Lejoillie called it the agouara, and our skipper said it was the crab-eater.
In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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