wolverine
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːn//
- //ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn//
- //ˈwɒlvəˌɹiːn//
A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
noun
- 1
A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
“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.”
Etymology
1619; alteration of earlier wolvering (1574), diminutive of wolver (“ravenous or savage animal; person who behaves like a wolf”) (1593), ultimately from wolf.
Forms
- plural
- wolverines
Wolf · The constellation Lupus.Wolfe · A surname transferred from the given name of English and…Wolfgang · A male given name from German.
wolverine · A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
Wolverine · A native or resident of the American state of Michigan.Wolves · Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.woman · An adult female human.