raccoon dog

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noun

a small wild dog of the genusNyctereutes, common in Asia, resembling a raccoon in coat and coloration.

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Origin of raccoon dog

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby raccoon dog

rabirubia, Raborn, rabot, RAC, raccoon, raccoon dog, raccoon eyes, Raccoon River, race, raceable, raceabout

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How to use raccoon dog in a sentence

The animals—either wild-caught or farmed non-domesticated species—include species susceptible to both SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, such as civets, mink, badgers, and raccoon dogs.
This scientist now believes covid started in Wuhan’s wet market. Here’s why.|Jane Qiu|November 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
In the months since he signed the Science letter, Worobey has become more convinced that the pandemic began as a spillover in the market, where animals known to be capable of harboring the virus — such as raccoon dogs — were sold.
Prominent scientist who said lab-leak theory of covid-19 origin should be probed now believes evidence points to Wuhan market|Joel Achenbach|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
The two leading scenarios, the team concluded, are transmission of the virus to people either directly from bats or, more likely, via an intermediate animal like a civet or raccoon dog.
4 takeaways from the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus|Erin Garcia de Jesús|April 1, 2021|Science News
With SARS, researchers tested caged market animals and quickly found a nearly identical virus in Himalayan palm civet cats and raccoon dogs, which are also eaten locally.
No one can find the animal that gave people covid-19|Antonio Regalado|March 26, 2021|MIT Technology Review

Camera traps set up by ecologists in the region have documented wild boars, raccoon dogs, and a dozen other mammal species.
5 famous environmental disasters where humans and nature healed together|Meera Subramanian|February 16, 2021|Popular-Science
Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Hangover Rx: “The old ‘hair of the dog’ is pretty much just a myth,” says White.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His latest book is a short story collection, Even a Street Dog: Las Vegas Stories.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And just last May Glee aired “Old Dog, New Trick,” the first episode scripted by Colfer.
Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer|Oliver Jones|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways|James Sully
A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.
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The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
At the word of command, the dog crouched down, his whole body quivering with excitement.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for raccoon dog

raccoon dog

noun

a canine mammal, Nyctereutes procyonoides, inhabiting woods and forests near rivers in E Asia. It has long yellowish-brown black-tipped hair and facial markings resembling those of a raccoon

Also called: coonhound an American breed of dog having a short smooth black coat with tan markings, bred to hunt raccoons

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