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

The carcajou, or wild cat, is the natural enemy of the elk, which, by the by, has become almost as rare an animal on the western continent as the mastodon or mammoth.

From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 by Jones, James Athearn

Perceiving this, the carcajou turned her back upon them, climbed farther up the tree to a comfortable crotch, and settled herself indifferently for a nap.

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

The wolverine or carcajou is called by the hunters beaver-eater, and somewhat resembles a badger; the skin is soft and handsome.

From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George

Several signs tell the trapper that the marauder is the carcajou or wolverine.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

There was no smallest danger of the wary carcajou doing anything of the sort.

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