'Gulo luscus' definitions:
Definition of 'Gulo luscus'
From: WordNet
noun
Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus]
Definition of 'Gulo luscus'
From: GCIDE
- Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.]
- 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger; called also glutton and carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gulo luscus'
From: GCIDE
- Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: One who gluts himself. [1913 Webster]
- Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga gigantea}); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk. [1913 Webster]