coon cat

Questions about coon cat

What does coon cat mean?

coon cat means "omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for coon cat?

Close synonyms include coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, Nasua narica, bassarisk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coon cat a common word?

coon cat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.