Tanuki definition
The raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides.
noun
(mythology) The tanuki regarded as a shapeshifter, also renowned for its enormous scrotum.
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Noun
Singular:
tanuki
Plural:
tanukisOrigin of tanuki
- Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki) "raccoon dog".
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