Gulo gulo
- noun
- Specialized
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Gulo gulo
- Scientists observed a Gulo gulo hunting in the taiga forest of northern Russia.
Examples
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The Gulo gulo is known for its strength and ferocious appetite despite its size.
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Biologists track the movements of Gulo gulo to study its habitat preferences.
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The Gulo gulo is known for its strength and ferocity.
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Did you know that the Gulo gulo can travel long distances?
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Biologists track the movements of Gulo gulo to study its habitat preferences.
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Scientists observed a Gulo gulo hunting in the taiga forest of northern Russia.
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The Gulo gulo is known for its strength and ferocious appetite despite its size.
Synonyms
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A large, strong mammal like a weasel that eats meat in cold northern forests
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9.8
A large, strong animal with thick fur that lives in cold northern forests and eats meat
A stocky North American mammal with shaggy fur that eats meat
A stocky wild animal from North America with thick fur that eats meat, like a wolverine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Gulo gulo is a Latin scientific binomial (a tautonym) functioning as an arbitrary taxonomic label; the repeated genus name does not compositionally yield the common-name referent 'wolverine.' Even if a learner recognizes 'Gulo' as a genus label, B1 learners would not be able to derive the specific species meaning from the constituents, so the expression is not transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Gulo gulo comes from Latin, where gulo means 'glutton', a very greedy eater. Scientists gave this name to the 'wolverine' because the animal eats a lot and has a big appetite, so the name helps you remember the animal.