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raccoon dogs

raccoon dogs is the plural of raccoon dog.

Meaning of raccoon dog

Noun

raccoon dog (plural raccoon dogs)

  1. A canid of the genus Nyctereutes, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.
    • OBLIVIOUS to his sterilisation, Judas the raccoon dog treks through Sweden’s countryside in search of a mate. At last he finds one, only for their liaison to end when she is shot. He trudges on and finds another, but she is killed too. This is his destiny: he is a radio-tagged lure leading hunters...2016, Aisling Irwin, Furry aliens on Europe’s hit list: New Scientist, number 3063, page 8
    Synonyms:
    mangut, tanuki

Questions about raccoon dogs

What is raccoon dogs the plural of?
Raccoon dogs is the plural of raccoon dog.

Words near raccoon dogs in the dictionary

  1. Racca
  2. raccahout
  3. Raccas
  4. raccoon
  5. raccoon dog
  6. raccoon dogs
  7. raccoon eyes
  8. raccoon fox
  9. raccoon foxes
  10. raccoon oyster
  11. raccoon oysters

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