carcajou
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car·ca·jou
(kär′kə-jo͞o′, -zho͞o′)n.
See wolverine.
[Canadian French, from Montagnais kuàkuàtsheu.]
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carcajou
(ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː; -ˌʒuː)n
(Animals) a North American name for wolverine
[C18: from Canadian French, from Algonquian karkajou]
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