Phrase guide

raccoon dog

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A canid of the genus Nyctereutes, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mangut, tanuki

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nyctereutes procyonides

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild dog

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: モユㇰ (moyuk) — Nyctereutes
  • Ainu: ヌマリ (numari) — Nyctereutes
  • Armenian: ջրարջանման շուն (ǰrarǰanman šun) — Nyctereutes
  • Armenian: ջրարջակերպ շուն (ǰrarǰakerp šun) — Nyctereutes
  • Catalan: gos viverrí — Nyctereutes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貉子 (háozi) — Nyctereutes
  • Danish: mårhund — Nyctereutes
  • Dutch: wasbeerhond — Nyctereutes
  • Dutch: marterhond — Nyctereutes
  • Esperanto: niktereŭto — Nyctereutes
  • Estonian: kährikkoer — Nyctereutes
  • Finnish: supikoira — Nyctereutes
  • French: chien viverrin — Nyctereutes
  • Georgian: ენოტისმსგავსი ძაღლი (enoṭismsgavsi ʒaɣli) — Nyctereutes
  • German: Marderhund — Nyctereutes
  • Hebrew: שׁוּעָל רָקוּן (shu'ál raqún) — Nyctereutes
  • Hungarian: nyestkutya — Nyctereutes
  • Indonesian: anjing rakun — Nyctereutes
  • Italian: cane procione — Nyctereutes
  • Italian: nittereute — Nyctereutes
  • Japanese: 狸 (tanuki) — Nyctereutes
  • Korean: 너구리 (neoguri) — Nyctereutes
  • Malay: anjing rakun — Nyctereutes
  • Malayalam: താനുക്കി (tānukki) — Nyctereutes
  • Okinawan: 狸 (tanuki) — Nyctereutes
  • Polish: jenot — Nyctereutes
  • Portuguese: tanuki — Nyctereutes
  • Romanian: enot — Nyctereutes
  • Russian: енотови́дная соба́ка (jenotovídnaja sobáka) — Nyctereutes
  • Spanish: perro mapache — Nyctereutes
  • Swedish: mårdhund — Nyctereutes
  • Thai: จิ้งจอกแร็กคูน — Nyctereutes
  • Turkish: rakun köpeği — Nyctereutes
  • Ukrainian: єнотоподібний собака (jenotopodibnyj sobaka) — Nyctereutes
  • Vietnamese: lửng chó — Nyctereutes
  • Welsh: racŵn-gi — Nyctereutes