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WOLVERINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

Synonyms:

carcajou; Gulo luscus; skunk bear; wolverine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wolverine" is a kind of...):

mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)

Holonyms ("wolverine" is a member of...):

genus Gulo; Gulo (a genus of Mustelidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

Synonyms:

glutton; Gulo gulo; wolverine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wolverine" is a kind of...):

mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A native or resident of Michigan

Synonyms:

Michigander; Wolverine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Wolverine" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

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