Glutton vs. Wolverine — What's the Difference?

An excessively greedy eater.

The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), Gulo gulo (Gulo is Latin for "glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal.

Old-fashioned term for wolverine

A solitary mustelid mammal (Gulo gulo) of northern regions, having a heavyset body, short legs, dark fur, and a bushy tail, and known for its aggressive predatory behavior. Also called carcajou, glutton, skunk bear.

A person who eats or consumes immoderate amounts of food and drink.

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, species.

A person with an inordinate capacity to receive or withstand something

A resident of Michigan

See wolverine.

Wolverine of northern Eurasia

Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

Stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

(figuratively) One who consumes voraciously, obsessively, or to excess

The wolverine, Gulo gulo.

(archaic) To glut; to satisfy (especially an appetite) by filling to capacity.

(obsolete) To glut; to eat voraciously.

One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.

Fig.: One who gluts himself.

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.

Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.

To glut; to eat voraciously.

A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

Wolverine of northern Eurasia