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CARCAJOU
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus
(noun) stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carcajou (plural carcajous)
synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
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Source: Wiktionary
Car"ca*jou, n. Etym: [Probably a Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the wolverene.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wolverence; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See Wolverene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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