Wolverine

/ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.

    "“Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.”"

  2. 2
    A native or resident of the American state of Michigan.

    "[The term "Sucker" is] The cognomen of the Illinoians, answering to the Buckeye of Ohio, the Wolverine of Michigan, the Corn-cracker of Kentucky, &c."

  3. 3
    stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal wordnet
  4. 4
    Someone associated with the University of Michigan, for example as a student, alum, or sports team member, or as a fan.
  5. 5
    musteline mammal of northern Eurasia wordnet
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  1. 6
    a native or resident of Michigan wordnet

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animalantelopeapearmadillobarbat

Example

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"The wolverine spends most of its life alone, defending the borders of its territory from individuals of the same sex."

Etymology

Etymology 1

1619; alteration of earlier wolvering (1574), diminutive of wolver (“ravenous or savage animal; person who behaves like a wolf”) (1593), ultimately from wolf.

Etymology 2

From wolverine.

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