wolverine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a native or resident of Michigan
  2. noun musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
  3. noun stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

Michigander

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