Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn/
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/ˈwɒlvəˌɹiːn/
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/ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːn/
Pronunciation notes
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ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn
Noun
A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo.
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“Wish I'd been more polite to that girl,” the sheriff remarked regretfully. “I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine. … I know she'd have give me another drink of that old moonshine she has.”
Noun
musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
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stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
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