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wolverine

/ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːn/noun3 syllables

Wolverine means: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal.

Synonyms for wolverine9

noun, as in stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus

noun, as in musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

glutton, Gulo gulo

noun, as in a native or resident of Michigan

Michigander

also used for wolverine

skunkbear, quickhatch, beaver eater

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What does wolverine mean?3

noun

1

stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

2

musteline mammal of northern Eurasia

3

a native or resident of Michigan

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wolverine?51

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Wolverine in a sentence

  • Entering the forest, you will often meet a squirrel, a hare or a wolverine.AlanF_US
  • The wolverine climbs trees no less skillfully than it moves on the ground.Chus
  • The wolverine has been branded with a hell of a reputation.Adelpa
  • A wolverine is a pretty large predator on an island this small.Amastan
  • The wolverine is the biggest mustelid in existence.araneo
  • Since the wolverine is a ferocious beast, even a bear that encounters a wolverine tries to avoid it.Chus
  • The world's cruelest animal is the wolverine.nelli14

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Forms of wolverine

as a noun

plural
wolverines