noun
raccoon dog; tanuki
Rare loanword for the tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); the native word 狸 (たぬき) is overwhelmingly more common.
See also: 狸 (たぬき)
ラクーンドッグは、英語でタヌキを指す言葉だ。
'Raccoon dog' is the English term for tanuki.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still encountered.
The standard Japanese word for the same animal; ラクーンドッグ is a rare English-derived synonym used mainly in translated or scientific contexts.
Loanword from English 'raccoon dog'.