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Gulo luscus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
   gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]
   1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.

   2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.

            Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo luscus}), of the
      family {Mustelid[ae]}, about the size of a large badger.
      It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious,
      whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the
      northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.

Source : WordNet®

Gulo luscus
     n : stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
          {wolverine}, {carcajou}, {skunk bear}]
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