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Dutch
Etymology
From wassen (“to wash”) + beer (“bear”). Probably a calque of German Waschbär, itself a calque of translingual Ursus lotor.
Pronunciation
Noun
wasbeer m (plural wasberen, diminutive wasbeertje n)
- A raccoon, carnivore of the genus Procyon.
2008 July 9, “Wasbeer trekt verwoestend spoor door Belgische bossen”, in Het Laatste Nieuws:De wasberen leven vooral in de Ardennen.- The raccoons predominantly live in the Ardennes.
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