Etymology

wolverine

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Today it means: A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo. Full definition →

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wolverine · noun1

1619; alteration of earlier wolvering (1574), diminutive of wolver (“ravenous or savage animal; person who behaves like a wolf”) (1593), ultimately from wolf.

Wolverine · noun2

From wolverine.

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