Wolverine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwÊŠlvəˌriːn/, /ˈwÉ’lvəˌriːn/

Alternative forms

• wolverene

Origin

Alteration of earlier wolvering, probably ultimately from wolf.

Full definition of wolverine

Noun

1. A solitary, fierce member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo.
• 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV“Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “ I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.”
1. A male wolverine, (a female wolverine being called an angeline).

Synonyms

• (animal) Gulo gulo, carcajou, skunk bear, glutton, quickhatch