genus procyon

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   the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons

   SynonymsProcyon

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofProcyonidae

Questions about genus procyon

What does genus procyon mean?

genus procyon means "the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons".

What is another word for genus procyon?

Close synonyms include Procyon. 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 genus procyon a common word?

genus procyon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.