coons
- plural of coon.
Example Sentences
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One of the nine detected variants was associated with polycystic kidney disease, which is unexpected in Maine coons.
From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022
Of the 90 different breeds represented by the participating pedigreed cats, Maine coons had the highest number of disease-associated gene variants.
From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022
He talked to the students about how he trains the hounds to hunt coons and that dogs do not automatically know.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2018
As many as 4 out of 5 raccoons carry this parasite, and infected coons typically poop out thousands, if not millions, of eggs a day—perhaps right on your lawn.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2015
They were big fierce cur dogs that the settlers used for catching hogs and driving cattle and fighting coons out of the cornfields.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
