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raccoon dog

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolperro mapache
Françaischien viverrin
DeutschMarderhund
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Examples

“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 to the last⟳ live⟳ raccoon dogs in the country.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

raccoon eyes raccoon fox raccoon oyster raccoon tail raccoon-berry raccoonpox

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