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In response to "next question: Raccoons are named for what? -- nm*" by crash davis

i went too esoteric - the answer is their hands

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Nov 12 '20, 16:00

Raccoons have some of the most dexterous hands in nature, as anyone who's had a garden, cooler, or garbage can broken into by one of them knows. Native Americans were the first to note their unusual paws. The English word raccoon comes from the Powhatan word aroughcun, which means "animal that scratches with its hands." The Aztecs went in a similar direction when naming the raccoon. They named it mapachitli or "one who takes everything in its hands." Today mapache means "raccoon" in Spanish.

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In French it's raton-laveur - "rat that washes" -- nm - Roger More Nov 12, 16:07 2
- That's also how you say "Brad Marchand" in French. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 16:31
- I did not know that one. -- nm - crash davis Nov 12, 16:08

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