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)

Anagrams

• carjacou

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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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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