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for Woodchuck
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
groundhog \ground"hog`\, ground hog \ground" hog`\
(ground"h[o^]g`), n.
A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot ({Marmota
monax), also called the woodchuck. It hibernates in the
winter.
Syn: woodchuck, Marmota monax.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
marmot \mar"mot\ (m[aum]r"m[o^]t; 277), n. [It. marmotta,
marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit.,
mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse.]
1. (Zool.) Any rodent of the genus Marmota (formerly
Arctomys) of the subfamily Sciurinae. The common
European marmot ({Marmota marmotta) is about the size of
a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and
Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The
common American species ({Marmota monax) is the
woodchuck (also called groundhog), but the name marmot
is usually used only for the western variety.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
[1913 Webster]
Marmot squirrel (Zool.), a ground squirrel or spermophile.
Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Woodchuck \Wood"chuck`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A common large North American marmot ({Arctomys
monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less
grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is
often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground
hog.
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2. (Zool.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
woodchuck
n 1: reddish brown North American marmot [syn: groundhog,
woodchuck, Marmota monax]
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