Wolverine

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}.]
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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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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.
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     2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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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