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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

Dictionary Results for wolverine:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

Wolverine
    n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander,
         Wolverine]
    2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo
       gulo, wolverine]
    3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
       wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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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