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Definition: Glutton bird
Glutton
\Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
gluto, glutto. See
Glut.]
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal (
Gulo gulo formerly
Gulo luscus), of the weasel family
Mustelid[ae], 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.
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Glutton bird (Zo["o]l.), the giant fulmar (
Ossifraga gigantea
); -- called also
Mother Carey's goose, and
mollymawk.
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