Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of plantigrade carnivorous quadrupeds, of the family Mustelidæ and subfamily Mustelinæ, containing the glutton or wolverene, Gulo luscus.

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  • noun a genus of Mustelidae

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Examples

  • Amader kakhono mone hoyni je eisob chup kore thaka gulo ak na akdin boomerang hoe jete paare.

    Kafila 2009

  • Amader kakhono mone hoyni je eisob chup kore thaka gulo ak na akdin boomerang hoe jete paare.

    Kafila 2009

  • Fennoscandia is home to the last remaining sizeable populations of large mammalian predators in Western Europe, including bear (Ursus arctos), lynx (Lynx lynx), wolf (Canis lupus), and wolverine (Gulo gulo).

    Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway 2010

  • “Were you aware that in addition to being the reason two small children are in critical condition right now, you seriously jeopardized the welfare of a Gulo gulo, or North Canadian Wolverine, which is endangered in this part of the country?”

    toupee 2010

  • In many regions of the Eurasian Arctic, the adoption of reindeer herding by indigenous hunting cultures led to the extirpation or marked reduction of wild reindeer and drastic reductions of wolves (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx lynx), wolverines (Gulo gulo), and other potential predators of reindeer (Chapter 12).

    Climate change and terrestrial wildlife management in the Arctic 2009

  • In many regions of the Eurasian Arctic, the adoption of reindeer herding by indigenous hunting cultures led to the extirpation or marked reduction of wild reindeer and drastic reductions of wolves (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx lynx), wolverines (Gulo gulo), and other potential predators of reindeer (Chapter 12).

    Management and conservation of wildlife in the Arctic 2009

  • These include wolverine Gulo gulo; the "Blue" or "Glacier" bear Ursus americanus emmonsi, thought to be a colour phase of the black bear and found nowhere else in British Columbia or Canada, and considered rare in Alaska; and the area is acknowledged to be one of the last stronghold's of North America's grizzly bear population.

    Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park, Canada 2008

  • Undertake recovery of declining species such as fisher (Martes pennanti) and wolverine (Gulo gulo), and reintroduce extirpated species such as wolf (Canis lupus) and grizzly (Ursus arctos).

    Klamath-Siskiyou forests 2008

  • Wolverine (Gulo gulo), Lynx (Lynx canadensis), and American marten (Martes americana) all occur in the ecoregion, reaching perhaps the southern limit of their peninsular distribution here.

    Colorado Rockies forests 2008

  • Carnivores include grey wolf Canis lupus, grizzly bear Ursos arctos horribilis, black bear U. americanus, wolverine Gulo gulo luscus (VU), lynx Felis lynx canadensis and puma F. concolor.

    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada 2008

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