DCHP-1 Online
Indian devil 
1 a large fur-bearing animal, Gulo luscus, of the northern forests and tundra, noted for its guile and craftiness.
See also: Devil of the Woods wolverine (def. 1a)
- 1665 (1885) [We killed severall other beasts, as Oriniacks, staggs, wild cows, Carriboucks, fallow does and bucks, Catts of mountains, child of the Devill; in a word, we lead a good life.]
- 1853 It is popularly and significantly called "Indian devil."
- 1950 "I reckon," we heard him say, "you'll get pictures of about everything from a moose to an Injun devil."
2 any of several wild cats, especially the cougar.
- 1896 I replied that the voice, in my opinion, came from the dangerous Northern panther, or 'Indian devil.'
- 1902 . . . he had a quarrel with all lucifees or lynxes,--"Injun devils," he called them.
- 1965 COUGARS, also known as panthers, pumas, catamounts, mountain lions and Indian devils, are large unspotted cats. Adult males weigh up to 180 pounds and measure as much as 9 feet in length with a tail of 30 inches.
3 a werewolf.
See also: loup-garou (def. 1)
- 1907 . . . I had heard from the old inhabitants on the river, of the dread Loup-garoue or Indian devil as many called it.
- 1665 (1885) [We killed severall other beasts, as Oriniacks, staggs, wild cows, Carriboucks, fallow does and bucks, Catts of mountains, child of the Devill; in a word, we lead a good life.]