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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:
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:
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:
Hypernyms ("Wolverine" is a kind of...):
American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)