- wol·ver·ine
- /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ noun, pl -ines [count]US : a strong animal with brown fur that lives in North America
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Wol|ver|ine — «WUL vuh REEN, WUL vuh reen», noun, plural ines or (collectively) ine. 1. a clumsy, heavily built meat eating mammal of northern North America, Europe, and Asia; carcajou. It is related to the weasel and badger. The wolverine has short legs and… … Useful english dictionary
wol|ver|ine — «WUL vuh REEN, WUL vuh reen», noun, plural ines or (collectively) ine. 1. a clumsy, heavily built meat eating mammal of northern North America, Europe, and Asia; carcajou. It is related to the weasel and badger. The wolverine has short legs and… … Useful english dictionary
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
wol — rau·wol·fia; WOL; wol·fach·ite; wol·las·ton; wol·las·ton·ite; wol·lo·mai; wol·ve·boon; wol·ver·hamp·ton; wol·ver·ine; wol·ver·ene; … English syllables
wolverine — wol·ver·ine … English syllables
wolverine — wol•ver•ine [[t]ˌwʊl vəˈrin, ˈwʊl vəˌrin[/t]] n. 1) mam a strong, stocky Northern Hemisphere carnivore, Gulo luscus, of the weasel family 2) geg (cap.) a native or inhabitant of Michigan (used as a nickname) • Etymology: 1565–75; alter. of… … From formal English to slang
carcajou — Wolverene Wol ver*ene , Wolverine Wol ver*ine , n. [From {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glutton — Wolverene Wol ver*ene , Wolverine Wol ver*ine , n. [From {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gulo gulo — Wolverene Wol ver*ene , Wolverine Wol ver*ine , n. [From {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gulo luscus — Wolverene Wol ver*ene , Wolverine Wol ver*ine , n. [From {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
