mão-pelada

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “naked hand”, as their paws have little to no fur if compared to the rest of the body.

Noun

mão-pelada m (plural mãos-peladas)

  1. crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus, a raccoon species of Central and Southern America)
    Synonym: jaguacampeba

Usage notes

The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “mão-pelada-macho” for male, and “mão-pelada-fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

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