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Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
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carcajou
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: wolverine , skunk bear , Gulo luscus ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From Wolf , with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ( Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus ), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae] , about the ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. wolverine, a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Carcajou is an alternate common name for the wolverine , Gulo gulo . It may also refer to:
Usage examples of carcajou.
Bell serpents were hissing in every direction, and wolves, bears, carcajous and young tigers, come to hide themselves in these retreats, made them resound with their roarings.
By what magic did Carcajou know that Pichou, his old enemy, was so near him in that vast wilderness of white death?
I went up soft and easy and my carcajou was there, a yard inside the overhang, dead.