coon cat

noun

A Maine Coon

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coaticoati-mondicoati-mundiNasua naricabassariskcacomistlecacomixleraccoon fox
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Meanings

nouncoon cat (plural coon cats)

plural coon cats

  1. USA Maine Coon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounomnivorous mammal of Central America and South America

Similar
coaticoati-mondicoati-mundiNasua narica
Broader
procyonid

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

Similar
bassariskcacomistlecacomixleraccoon foxringtailring-tailed catcivet catminer's catBassariscus astutus
Broader
procyonid
Also see
bassariskcacomistlecivet catcoatiminer's catraccoon foxringtailring-tailed cat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

coon cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon%20cat

MLA

“coon cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coon cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coon%20cat.

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