# Do Raccoons Have Hands?

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**Created:** [January 21, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-raccoons-have-hands/931037 "2021-01-21T01:04:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-raccoons-have-hands/931037/12 "2021-01-21T02:52:24Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> f you’re looking for a scientific term for hands and hand-equivalents

Or a Bengali term:  
[Different things that have the same name (where you live) and nobody gets confused - Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739)

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