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   Glutton (?), n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
   
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   1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
   
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   2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
   
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   Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. Granville.
   
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   3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, 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.
   
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   Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.
   
   
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    Wolverene, Wolverine  (?), 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.
   
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   2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.  [U. S.]
   
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