wolverine

 
Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlvəriːn/

noun

  • a heavily built short-legged carnivorous mammal with a long brown coat and a bushy tail, native to northern tundra and forests in Eurasia and North America.
    • Gulo gulo, family Mustelidae

Origin:

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