Definitions for wolverineˌwʊl vəˈrin, ˈwʊl vəˌrin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wol•ver•ineˌwʊl vəˈrin, ˈwʊl vəˌrin(n.)
a strong, stocky Northern Hemisphere carnivore, Gulo luscus, of the weasel family.
Category: Mammals
(cap.) a native or inhabitant of Michigan (used as a nickname).
Category: Geography (places)
Origin of wolverine:
1565–75; alter. of earlier wolvering (with -ine3 for -ing3), obscure der. of wolf
Princeton's WordNet
Michigander, Wolverine(noun)
a native or resident of Michigan
glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine(noun)
musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus(noun)
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
Wiktionary
wolverine(Noun)
A solitary, fierce member of the weasel family; Gulo gulo
1846: uE000456154uE001 The cognomen of the Illinoians, answering to the Buckeye of Ohio, the Wolverine of Michigan, the Corn-cracker of Kentucky, &c. u2014 Eliza Wood Farnham, Life in Prairie Land, 1846, p. 63
Wolverine(Noun)
A native or resident of the American state of Michigan.
1846: uE000456154uE001 The cognomen of the Illinoians, answering to the Buckeye of Ohio, the Wolverine of Michigan, the Corn-cracker of Kentucky, &c. u2014 Eliza Wood Farnham, Life in Prairie Land, 1846, p. 63
Wolverine(Noun)
A student attending or a graduate of the University of Michigan or a fan of the school's athletic teams.
Origin: From wolverine
Webster Dictionary
Wolverine(noun)
the glutton
Wolverine(noun)
a nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"wolverine." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/wolverine>.