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Tanuki definition

The raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides.
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(mythology) The tanuki regarded as a shapeshifter, also renowned for its enormous scrotum.
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Noun

Singular:
tanuki
Plural:
tanukis

Origin of tanuki

  • Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki) "raccoon dog".

    From Wiktionary