raccoon vs pelt

raccoon and pelt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raccoon	Yes	No	No	No
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pelt is a hypernym of raccoon; that is, pelt is a word with a broader meaning than raccoon:

Other hypernyms of raccoon include fur.

raccoon (noun)	pelt (noun)
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America	body covering of a living animal
the fur of the North American racoon	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

raccoon (verb)	pelt (verb)
	attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
	rain heavily