bake-danuki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 化け狸.

Noun

bake-danuki (plural bake-danuki)

  1. (Japanese mythology) A yokai that is commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, sometimes reputed to be able to shapeshift into other things or people and possess human beings.
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