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NYCTEREUTES PROCYONIDES [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A small short-muzzled Canid ... having dark facial markings like those of the raccoon, short legs, and a short bushy tail and being widely distributed in eastern Asia and Japan and reputedly bred as a furbearer in Russia.

Key term(s)
  • racoon dog

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Nyctereutes. Genre de Canidé d'Asie, aux membres courts, [...] qui ressemble au raton laveur [...]

OBS

Mammifère carnassier répandu dans l'Asie orientale (tanouki des Japonais).

Key term(s)
  • tanouki

Spanish

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