Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From
   {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed
   wolfish qualities.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) The glutton.

   2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]