| NOUN | animal | raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonides | 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 | Nyctereutes procyonides | |
| 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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