carcajou

(redirected from carcajous)
Also found in: Thesaurus.

car·ca·jou

 (kär′kə-jo͞o′, -zho͞o′)
n.
See wolverine.
[Canadian French, from Montagnais kuàkuàtsheu.]

carcajou

(ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː; -ˌʒuː)
n
(Animals) a North American name for wolverine
[C18: from Canadian French, from Algonquian karkajou]
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.carcajou - stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammalcarcajou - 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
Translations
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
A l'importante colonie d'oies de Ross et de petites oies des neiges situee Karrak Lake au Nunavut (Canada), on a vu des carcajous tuer deux oies, prendre 13 oeufs dans l2nids d'oies, et prendre trois carcasses d'oies dans deux terriers de renards.
Foraging behaviours of wolverines at a large arctic goose colony

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?