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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
2. 2
   stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

wolverinebeaver eatergulo luscusskunk bearwolverine

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcajou, probably from the same Algonquian source as (certainly related to) kinkajou.

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