tanuki

noun3

1. •
   A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.

   • At my onboarding, I was told that one of GitHub's employees identified as a tanuki, a Japanese raccoon dog—this was fine. — 2023
2. •
   A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
3. •
   The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.