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Glutton bird

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 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.

    Glutton bird (Zo["o]l.), the giant fulmar ( Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.