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Definition of Gulo luscus
Gulo luscus Glutton Glut"ton, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo luscus), of the
family Mustelid[ae], about the size of a large badger.
It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious,
whence the name; the wolverene. It is a native of the
northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
