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wolverine

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wol·ver·ine  (wlv-rn, wlv-rn)
n.
A solitary, burrowing carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo) of northern forest regions, related to the weasel and having a heavyset body, short legs, dark fur, and a bushy tail. Also called carcajou, glutton, skunk bear.
[Probably from wolf.]
wolverine
Noun
a large meat-eating mammal of Eurasia and North America with very thick dark fur [earlier wolvering, from wolf]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Wolverine - a native or resident of Michigan
Michigander
American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
2.wolverinewolverine - musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
Gulo gulo, glutton
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
3.wolverinewolverine - stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
carcajou, Gulo luscus, skunk bear
mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal - fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
genus Gulo, Gulo - a genus of Mustelidae


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He did not know that it was a wolverine, standing outside, all a- trembling with its own daring, and cautiously scenting out the contents of the cave.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
Ben Jones, also, killed a fallow deer and a wolverine, and as they were enabled to carry the carcasses on their rafts, their larder was well supplied.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Then all the foxes went south, and even the wolverine, that growling, blunt-headed little thief of the snow, did not take the trouble to follow the line of empty traps that Kotuko set.
The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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