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noun
Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: wolverine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wolverine, skunk bear, Gulo luscus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
History
Borrowed from French carcajou, probably from the same Algonquian source as (certainly related to) kinkajou.
