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wolverene
(gcide) | Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo
luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the
size of a large badger; called also wolverine,
wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be
inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
gigantea}); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and
mollymawk.
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Wolverene
(gcide) | Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From
Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed
wolfish qualities.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo
luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelidae, 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.
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2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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wolverene
(gcide) | Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo
luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the
size of a large badger; called also wolverine,
wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be
inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
gigantea}); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and
mollymawk.
[1913 Webster]Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From
Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed
wolfish qualities.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo
luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelidae, 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.
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2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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