gulon.
/ˈɡjuːləʊ/ Formerly, the glutton, Gulo luscus: now, the name of the genus to which this animal belongs.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Mustelidae (weasel, marten, otter, or badger) > [noun] > genus Gulo (wolverine)
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1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 261 Of the Gvlon. This beast was not known by the ancients, but hath bin since discouered in the Northern parts of the world.
1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 484 The Gulon or Jerf is a beast in the North parts of Suetia.
1674 A. Cremer tr. J. Scheffer Hist. Lapland 134 It [the Glutton] is called by the Swedes, Jerff, by the Germans, Wildfras:..the Gulo doth not only infest wild Beasts, but tame..and Water creatures too.
1836 J. F. Davis Chinese II. 342 A dentition resembling that of gulo or mustela.
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