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wolverine

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Noun
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wol=ver=ine

CIDE DICTIONARY

wolverinen. [From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.].
  •  A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger; called also glutton and carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

wolverine, n. (also wolverene) = GLUTTON 3.

Etymology
16th-c. wolvering, somehow derived f. wolv-, stem of WOLF

THESAURUS

wolverine

Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, ferret, foumart, glutton, groundhog, guinea pig, hedgehog, monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, polecat, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, quill pig, raccoon, skunk, weasel, whistle-pig, woodchuck, zoril

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