Tanuki

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.

2.NounA folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.

3.NounThe joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

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