carcajou

4 definitions found

carcajou - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
     gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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     1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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     2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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              Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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     3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo  luscus
        ), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the
        size of a large badger; called also wolverine,
        wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be
        inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
        the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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     Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga  gigantea
        ); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and
        mollymawk.
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  Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From
     Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed
     wolfish qualities.]
     1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo  luscus
        ), of the weasel family Mustelidae, about the
        size of a large badger; called also glutton and
        carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of
        America, Europe, and Asia.
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     2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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  Carcajou \Car"ca*jou\ (k[aum]r"k[.a]*j[=oo]), n. [Probably a
     Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the
     wolverene.] (Zool.)
     The wolverene; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the
     Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See
     Wolverene.
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carcajou - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carcajou
      n 1: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
           [syn: wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]