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Etymology
By alteration of Cree otchek or Ojibwe ojiig (fisher, marten), subsequently redefined as groundhog.
Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun
- A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Scientific name: Marmota monax.
#:How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? — popular tongue-twister.
Synonyms
groundhog
Marmota monax
squeaver
whistlepig
Translations
Finnish: metsämurmeli
French: marmotte (d�Amérique) f
German: Waldmurmeltier n
Lithuanian: miškinis švilpikas
Polish: �wiszcz
Russian: ���ок (surók) m
Spanish: marmota (americana) f
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