raccoon dog
noun
: a small omnivorous canid (Nyctereutes procyonoides) of eastern Asia having a long yellowish-brown coat and facial markings resembling that of a raccoon
called also tanuki
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Colorful characters such as fairies, elves, pixies and the whimsical Japanese raccoon dog have evolved to explain the secretive and magical realm where mushrooms are found.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
The data closely links SARS-CoV-2 to the genetic tracks of wild animals, particularly raccoon dogs sold at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group's analysis says.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The report describes finding raccoon dog mtDNA in six samples from two different stalls in the Wuhan market.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 21 Mar. 2023
These findings didn’t establish that raccoon dogs had carried the virus into the market.
—David Quammen, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Most of the 24 farms that have declared outbreaks house foxes, while some have mink or raccoon dogs.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
Using a more sensitive threshold, the international team of scientists identified multiple COVID-positive samples containing raccoon dog genetic material, as well as others with genetic signatures of different animals thought to be susceptible to the virus.
—Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Millions of people around the world consume bushmeat, or meat from wild animals—such as the raccoon dogs reported to have been sold at the Wuhan market—that has minimal regulation or monitoring.
—Jordan Kinard, Scientific American, 8 May 2023
The researchers found that the sample contained 1,252 genetic fragments with 100 percent identity to the raccoon dog genome with no such perfect matches to the human genome.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2023
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
The data closely links SARS-CoV-2 to the genetic tracks of wild animals, particularly raccoon dogs sold at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group's analysis says.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
The report describes finding raccoon dog mtDNA in six samples from two different stalls in the Wuhan market.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 21 Mar. 2023
These findings didn’t establish that raccoon dogs had carried the virus into the market.
—David Quammen, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Most of the 24 farms that have declared outbreaks house foxes, while some have mink or raccoon dogs.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
Using a more sensitive threshold, the international team of scientists identified multiple COVID-positive samples containing raccoon dog genetic material, as well as others with genetic signatures of different animals thought to be susceptible to the virus.
—Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
Millions of people around the world consume bushmeat, or meat from wild animals—such as the raccoon dogs reported to have been sold at the Wuhan market—that has minimal regulation or monitoring.
—Jordan Kinard, Scientific American, 8 May 2023
The researchers found that the sample contained 1,252 genetic fragments with 100 percent identity to the raccoon dog genome with no such perfect matches to the human genome.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2023
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