Wolverine

  • 61wolverine — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

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  • 62Wolverine — nickname for Michiganite …

    Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • 63wolverine — wol·ver·ine || wÊŠlvÉ™ rɪːn / wÊŠlvÉ™rɪːn n. meat eating mammal related to the weasel and badger, wolverene …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 64wolverine — [ wʊlvəri:n] noun a heavily built short legged carnivorous mammal of northern tundra and forests in Eurasia and North America. [Gulo gulo.] Origin C16 (orig. as wolvering): formed obscurely from wolv , plural stem of wolf …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65wolverine — n. See wolverene …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 66wolverine — wol·ver·ine …

    English syllables

  • 67wolverine — 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

  • 68wolverine — /ˈwʊlvərin/ (say woolvuhreen) noun the glutton, Gulo gulo, now especially of America. Also, wolverene. {earlier wolvering, from wolver wolf like creature + ing1} …

  • 69wolverine —   n. shaggy furred animal of weasel family …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 70Wolverine State — Michigan (used as a nickname). * * * …

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