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   Wol·ver·ine

   /ˌwo͝olvəˈrēn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a heavily built short-legged carnivorous mammal with a shaggy dark coat and a bushy tail, native to the tundra and forests of arctic and subarctic regions.
   • 2. a native or inhabitant of Michigan. informal

   Word Origin late 16th century (earlier as wolvering): formed obscurely from wolv-, plural stem of wolf.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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