Talk:Japanese raccoon dog
'Tanuki' is a valid term in English as a loanword from Japanese.
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:::::::::Japanese Racoon Dog is not the scientific name of the animal. Nor does the title of the article use the scientific name necessarily, the title goes by most common usage in the English speaking world currently. [[Special:Contributions/~2025-43033-37|~2025-43033-37]] ([[User talk:~2025-43033-37|talk]]) 00:37, 31 December 2025 (UTC) |
:::::::::Japanese Racoon Dog is not the scientific name of the animal. Nor does the title of the article use the scientific name necessarily, the title goes by most common usage in the English speaking world currently. [[Special:Contributions/~2025-43033-37|~2025-43033-37]] ([[User talk:~2025-43033-37|talk]]) 00:37, 31 December 2025 (UTC) |
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::::::::::Should we settle this with a requested move? [[User:Barcodc|Barcodc]] ([[User talk:Barcodc|talk]]) 01:34, 13 January 2026 (UTC) |
::::::::::Should we settle this with a requested move? [[User:Barcodc|Barcodc]] ([[User talk:Barcodc|talk]]) 01:34, 13 January 2026 (UTC) |
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:::::::::[[WP:COMMONNAME]] states that the common name should be the article title. If we were, the scientific name would be prioritized; not some ''ad hoc'' term that's vaguely more common. ~[[User:JGHFunRun|JGHFunRun]] ([[User talk:JGHFunRun|t]] ⋅ [[Special:Contributions/JGHFunRun|c]]) 02:58, 24 April 2026 (UTC) |
:::::::::Even ''if'' it were more common scientifically, [[WP:COMMONNAME]] states that the common name should be the article title. If we were to prioritized scientific nomenclature at the cost of readability, the scientific name would be prioritized; not some ''ad hoc'' term that's vaguely more common. ~[[User:JGHFunRun|JGHFunRun]] ([[User talk:JGHFunRun|t]] ⋅ [[Special:Contributions/JGHFunRun|c]]) 02:58, 24 April 2026 (UTC) |
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== Tanuki from Little Kitty Big City == |
== Tanuki from Little Kitty Big City == |
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