6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: One who gluts himself. [1913 Webster] Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] {Glutton bird} (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga gigantea}); -- called also {Mother Carey's goose}, and {mollymawk}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Wolverine n 1: a resident of Michigan [syn: {Michigander}] 2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo gulo}] 3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 29 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Wolverine, MI (village, FIPS 88240) Location: 45.27349 N, 84.60548 W Population (1990): 283 (136 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49799 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Wolverine, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 359 Housing Units (2000): 158 Land area (2000): 0.889627 sq. miles (2.304124 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.889627 sq. miles (2.304124 sq. km) FIPS code: 88240 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 45.272630 N, 84.605781 W ZIP Codes (1990): 49799 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Wolverine, MI Wolverine
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