Waschbär

See also: waschbar

German

Etymology

waschen (to wash) + Bär (bear), a calque of the old taxonomic name Ursus lotor, from its habit of washing its food.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaʃˌbɛːɐ̯/

Noun

Waschbär m (genitive Waschbären, plural Waschbären)

  1. raccoon

Declension

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