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.]

Source : WordNet®

Wolverine
     n 1: a resident of Michigan [syn: {Michigander}]
     2: wolverine of northern Eurasia [syn: {glutton}, {Gulo gulo}]
     3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn:
         {carcajou}, {skunk bear}, {Gulo luscus}]