wolverine
Also called carcajou. a stocky, carnivorous North American mammal, Gulo luscus, of the weasel family, having blackish, shaggy hair with white markings.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Michigan (the Wolverine State) (used as a nickname).
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Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Doug Peacock | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“X-men Origins: wolverine” featured a pharmaceutical plot twist so inane it was almost awesome.
Scandal’s Finale Featured One of the Most Preposterous TV Deaths Ever | Russell Saunders | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe line I keep saying is that nobody goes around saying, “Hey, Iron Man has a better sense of humor than wolverine.”
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The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis SpenceAnd then, when almost to the river, sitting up and looking out from a brush patch, he saw a wolverine coming straight toward him.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park | James Willard SchultzAs night approached an animal, judged to be the wolverine, was seen swimming across the stream.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftSometimes he was the beautiful white rabbit; then he would be a wolf or a wolverine; then he would be a lovely bird.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. YoungHowever, they had courage enough to ask the lightning to take off the fine coat of the wolverine but not to kill him.
Algonquin Indian Tales | Egerton R. Young
British Dictionary definitions for wolverine
/ (ˈwʊlvəˌriːn) /
a large musteline mammal, Gulo gulo, of northern forests of Eurasia and North America having dark very thick water-resistant fur: Also called: glutton
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