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wol⋅ver⋅ine
[woo
l-vuh-reen, wool-vuh-reen] 
–noun
| 1. | Also called carcajou. a stocky, carnivorous North American mammal, Gulo luscus, of the weasel family, having blackish, shaggy hair with white markings. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Michigan (the Wolverine State) (used as a nickname). |
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| wol·ver·ine (wŏŏl'və-rēn', wōōl'və-rēn') n. A solitary, burrowing carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo) of northern forest regions, related to the weasel and having a heavyset body, short legs, dark fur, and a bushy tail. Also called carcajou, glutton, skunk bear. [Probably from wolf.] |
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wolverine
carnivorous mammal, 1619, alteration of wolvering (1574), of uncertain origin, possibly from wolv-, inflectional stem of wolf, or perhaps from wolver "one who behaves like a wolf" (1593).
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