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Meaning of CARCAJOU

Pronunciation:  'kârku`joo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
 
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 Synonyms: Gulo luscus, skunk bear, wolverine
 
 See Also: genus Gulo, Gulo, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Car"ca*jou\ (k[aum]r"k[.a]*j[=oo]), n. [Probably a
Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the
wolverene.] (Zo["o]l.)
The wolverene; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the
Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See
{Wolverene}.
 
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