English

Alternative forms

• tanooki

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 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

tanuki

1. rōmaji reading of たぬき
2. rōmaji reading of タヌキ

Portuguese

Noun

tanuki m (plural tanukis)

1. raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides, a canid of East Asia)