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Nyctereutes
Nyctereutes
Translingual
Proper noun
Nyctereutes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – racoon dogs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Canidae - family; Caninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nyctereutes procyonoides - sole extant species