carcajou

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/ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

noun

Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)

Similar
wolverineskunk bearGulo luscus
OriginFrench carcajou →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nouncarcajou (plural carcajous)

plural carcajous

  1. Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)

    Synonyms: wolverine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)

Similar
wolverine

More synonyms by meaning

nounstocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

Similar
wolverineskunk bearGulo luscus
Broader
musteline mammalmustelidmusteline
Also see
beaver eaterwolverine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcarcajou
  2. Englishcarcajou

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carjacou
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APA

carcajou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcajou

MLA

“carcajou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcajou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carcajou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcajou.

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