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Noun: wolverine  'wûl-vu,reen
  1. Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
    "The carcajou, also known as the wolverine, is known for its strength and ferocity";
    - carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus
     
  2. Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
    "The wolverine's powerful jaws can crush frozen meat and bone";
    - glutton, Gulo gulo
Noun: Wolverine
  1. A native or resident of Michigan
    - Michigander

Derived forms: wolverines, Wolverines

Type of: American, mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal

Part of: genus Gulo, Gulo

Encyclopedia: Wolverine, MI