tanuki

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
2. noun A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
3. noun The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

Similar words

tanooki raccoon dog ringtail raccoon mangut racoon northern raccoon procyonine rarowcun mujina

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Word family

tanukis