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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]
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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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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WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
Wolverine
n 1: a resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander]
2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo gulo]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "wolverine":
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
U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]
Wolverine, MI (village, FIPS 88240)
Location: 45.27349 N, 84.60548 W
Population (1990): 283 (136 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49799
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]
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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