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Definition of raccoon dog

raccoon dog
Tanate Ta*na"te, n. (Zo["o]l.) An Asiatic wild dog (Canis procyonoides), native of Japan and adjacent countries. It has a short, bushy tail. Called also raccoon dog.
Raccoon dog
Raccoon Rac*coon", n. [F. raton, prop., a little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See Rat.] (Zo["o]l.) A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach. Raccoon dog (Zo["o]l.), the tanate. Raccoon fox (Zo["o]l.), the cacomixle.

Meaning of raccoon dog from wikipedia

- The common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), also called the Chinese or Asian raccoon dog to distinguish it from the ****anese raccoon dog, is a heavy-set...
- The ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus, or tanuki (****anese: 狸, タヌキ)) is a species of canid that is endemic to ****an. It is one of two species...
- extant species, both known as raccoon dogs: the common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the ****anese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes viverrinus). Nyctereutes...
- Clever Raccoon Dog is a North Korean animated television series produced by SEK Studio which aired on North Korean state television. The series was produced...
- tricks: Asia's raccoon dog, a venerable member of the canid family is pushing into new frontiers". Natural History. 95 (#8): 40, 44. "Raccoon dog – Nyctereutes...
- known as raccoons in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon (P. lotor), is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two...
- The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred...
- The raccoon (/rəˈkuːn/ or US: /ræˈkuːn/ , Procyon lotor), sometimes called the North American, northern or common raccoon (also spelled racoon) to distinguish...
- English names for the species include Asian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red dog, and red wolf. Canis alpinus was the binomial...
- fincoon, Finnish raccoon, racoon dog, or just raccoon) is the fur of the Asiatic raccoon dog. While often called "raccoon fur", the raccoon dog, or tanuki,...