: a carnivorous usually solitary mammal (Gulo gulo) of the weasel family of northern forests and associated tundra that is dark brown with a light brown band on each side of the body and is noted for its strength
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: the fur of the wolverine
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capitalized: a native or resident of Michigan—used as a nickname
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While the amusement rides are mostly closed in winter, the zoo remains a fantastic place to visit, with the inhabitants of its vast Nordic wilderness park, including wolves, lynxes, and wolverines, thriving in the colder months.—David Nikel, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Other examples of plantigrade mammals include humans, raccoons, wolverines, badgers, porcupines, and rabbits.—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Feb. 2025 Christine Peterson writes on the effort to bring the wolverine back to the wild.—Vox Staff, Vox, 1 July 2024 Biologists have trailed the antelope-like saola through Southeast Asia’s mountains in hopes of capturing and breeding it, and stalked lynx and wolverines across Montana to understand their abundance and distribution.—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wolverine
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