procyonid

Definitions of procyonid

1. noun

   plantigrade carnivorous mammals
   types:

   raccoon, racoon

   an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

   Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail

   raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

   Potos caudivolvulus, Potos flavus, honey bear, kinkajou, potto

   arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail

   Nasua narica, coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat

   omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

   Ailurus fulgens, bear cat, cat bear, lesser panda, panda, red panda

   reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

   Ailuropoda melanoleuca, coon bear, giant panda, panda, panda bear

   large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae

   Procyon lotor, common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail

   North American raccoon

   Procyon cancrivorus, crab-eating raccoon

   a South American raccoon

   type of:

   carnivore

   a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal