NYCTEREUTES
Dictionary entry overview: What does Nyctereutes mean? • NYCTEREUTES (noun)
The noun NYCTEREUTES has 1 sense:
1. raccoon dogs
Familiarity information: NYCTEREUTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NYCTEREUTES (noun)
Meaning:
Raccoon dogs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nyctereutes; Nyctereutes
Hypernyms ("Nyctereutes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Nyctereutes"):
Nyctereutes procyonides; raccoon dog (small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon)
Holonyms ("Nyctereutes" is a member of...):
Canidae; family Canidae (dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes)
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