wolverine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a native or resident of Michigan
    Michigander.
  2. noun musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
    Gulo gulo; glutton.
  3. noun stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
    carcajou; Gulo luscus; skunk bear.

WordNet

Wol`ver*ene", Wol`ver*ine" noun (Also<
  • Wolverene
  • Wolverine
)
Etymology
From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The glutton.
  2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. U. S.

Webster 1913