| procyonid | (n) plantigrade carnivorous mammals |
| procyonidae | (n) raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas, Syn. family Procyonidae |
| procyon | (n) the brightest star in Canis Minor |
| procyon | (n) the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons, Syn. genus Procyon |
| Procyon | n. [ L., a constellation which rises before the Dog Star, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; before + &unr_; a dog. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |