carcajou

American  

[kahr-kuh-joo, -zhoo] / ˈkɑr kəˌdʒu, -ˌʒu /

noun

1. wolverine.

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carcajou British  

/ -ˌʒuː, ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː /

noun

1. a North American name for wolverine

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Etymology

Origin of carcajou

1695–1705; < Canadian French < Montagnais kwa·hkwa·če·w, cognate with Cree kwi·hkwaha·ke·w; quickhatch

Example Sentences

We can see the fierce visages of the grizzly bear, of the white buffalo, of the carcajou, of the panther, and the ravenous wolf.

From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.

On a sudden, as if jerked from a catapult, the old carcajou sprang clear out, snatching at the muzzle of the nearest wolf.

From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Bull, Charles Livingston

We picked up the packs and sticking close together moved on—dodging another gray wolf and a coyote, and an animal that looked like a carcajou or wolverine, which snarled at us and wouldn't budge.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

But the carcajou saw that some one little less cunning than herself had been before her.

From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Bull, Charles Livingston

But the carcajou merely stiffened up her fur, in a rage at the prospective interruption of her hunting.

From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Bull, Charles Livingston