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skunkbear

noun

Etymology

From skunk + bear, possibly calqued from a Native American language.

  1. derived from *ǵʰwer-✻ — “wild animal”
  2. derived from *bʰerH-✻ — “shining, brown”
  3. inherited from *bʰerH-✻ — “brown”
  4. inherited from *berô✻
  5. inherited from *berō✻
  6. inherited from bera
  7. inherited from bere
  8. compounded as skunkbear — “skunk + bear”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of wolverine.

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