Associations to the word «Nyctereutes»

Wiktionary

NYCTEREUTES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae   — racoon dogs.
NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Canidae   — the raccoon dog, sole extant member of its genus, native to east Asia.

Dictionary definition

NYCTEREUTES, noun. Raccoon dogs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats