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carcajou

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car·ca·jou  (kärk-j, -zh)
n.
See wolverine.
[Canadian French, from Montagnais kuàkuàtsheu.]
carcajou [ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː -ˌʒuː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a North American name for wolverine
[from Canadian French, from Algonquian karkajou]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carcajoucarcajou - stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
Gulo luscus, skunk bear, wolverine
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
genus Gulo, Gulo - a genus of Mustelidae


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