NOUN | animal | Nyctereutes procyonides, raccoon dog | small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon |
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Meaning | small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon. | |
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Synonym | raccoon dog | |
Member of | Nyctereutes, genus Nyctereutes | raccoon dogs |
Broader | wild dog | Any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves |
Spanish | tanuki |
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