- carcajou
- noun /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu,ˈkɑːkəˌʒuːz/Wolverine, a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family
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carcajou — [ karkaʒu ] n. m. • carcajoux 1703; mot amérind. du Canada ♦ Blaireau du Labrador. ⇒ glouton. ● carcajou nom masculin (mot canadien, d un dialecte algonquin) Blaireau d Amérique du Nord qui creuse de vastes terriers. carcajou n. m. (Québec)… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Carcajou — Car ca*jou (k[aum]r k[.a]*j[=oo]), n. [Probably a Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the wolverene.] (Zo[ o]l.) The wolverene; also applied, but erroneously, to the Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See {Wolverene}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carcajou — Carcajou, 1) Säugethier, so v.w. Wolverene (Gulos micus), der Vielfraß (s.d. b) Nordamerikas; 2) so v.w. Nordamerikanischer Dachs, s. Dachs … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
carcajou — ☆ carcajou [kär′kə jo͞o΄, kär′kəzho͞o΄ ] n. [CdnFr < Algonquian] WOLVERINE … English World dictionary
Carcajou — Glouton Glouton … Wikipédia en Français
carcajou — Glutton Glut ton, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: One who gluts himself. [1913 Webster] Gluttons in murder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carcajou — Wolverene Wol ver*ene , Wolverine Wol ver*ine , n. [From {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carcajou — (kar ka jou) s. m. Espèce de blaireau d Amérique (blaireau labradorique). • Le carcajou est une espèce de tigre et de grand chat, CHATEAUBR. Amér. 20. • Les ours, les carcajous venaient se cacher dans ces retraites, CHATEAUBR. Atala, 252 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Carcajou, Alberta — Infobox Settlement official name = Hamlet of Carcajou other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Hamlet motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo = citylogo size =… … Wikipedia
CARCAJOU — n. m. T. de Zoologie Espèce de blaireau propre à l’Amérique du Nord … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
carcajou — /kahr keuh jooh , zhooh /, n. wolverine (def. 1). [1695 1705; < CanF < Montagnais kwa·hkwa·ce·w, c. Cree kwi·hkwaha·ke·w; cf. QUICKHATCH] * * * … Universalium
