Tanuki

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.5 See also

English

Etymology

Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki) "raccoon dog".

Alternative spellings

• tanooki

Pronunciation

IPA	SAMPA
/təˈnʊki/	/t@"nUki/

• Hyphenation: ta·nuki
• Rhymes: -ʊki

Noun

tanuki (plural: tanuki or tanukis)

1. the raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides
2. (mythology) the tanuki regarded as a shapeshifter, also renowned for its enormous scrotum

See also

• Tanuki — Wikipedia