Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wolverine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.) The glutton.
2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Wolverine
n 1: a resident of Michigan [syn: {Michigander}, {Wolverine}]
2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo gulo}]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
{carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]
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