Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "procyonid" tana nufin dabbar dabbar da ke cikin gidan Procyonidae, wanda ya haɗa da dabbobi kamar raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, da ringtails. Wadannan dabbobin ana siffanta su da cin abincinsu na ko'ina, tsayin daka, da dogayen wutsiyoyi masu zobe. Kalmar “procyonid” ta samo asali ne daga asalin sunan Procyon, wanda ya haɗa da raccoon na Arewacin Amurka (Procyon lotor), sanannen ɗan wannan iyali.