Gulo luscus

Gulo luscus
    n 1: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
         [syn: {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]
    

Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
   gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]
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   1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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   2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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            Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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   3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo
      luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]}, about the
      size of a large badger; called also {wolverine},
      {wolverene} and {carcajou}. It was formerly believed to be
      inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
      the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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   {Glutton bird} (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
      gigantea}); -- called also {Mother Carey's goose}, and
      {mollymawk}.
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Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From
   {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed
   wolfish qualities.]
   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo
      luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelidae}, about the
      size of a large badger; called also {glutton} and
      {carcajou}. It is a native of the northern parts of
      America, Europe, and Asia.
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   2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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