From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wolverine
n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: {Michigander},
{Wolverine}]
2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo
gulo}, {wolverine}]
3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
{wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]
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