From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers
of the genus {Spermophilus}; also, the prairie dog.
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{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 [gcide]:
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) [wn]:
woodchuck
n 1: reddish brown North American marmot [syn: {groundhog},
{woodchuck}, {Marmota monax}]
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