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Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
Answer for the clue "Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal ", 8 letters:
carcajou
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut .] One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. Fig.: One who gluts himself. Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Carcajou is an alternate common name for the wolverine , Gulo gulo . It may also refer to:
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: wolverine , skunk bear , Gulo luscus ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. wolverine, a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family.
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.