Woodchuck

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A common burrowing rodent (Marmota monax) of northern and eastern North America, having a short-legged, heavy-set body and grizzled brownish fur. Also called groundhog; also called regionally whistle pig.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Scientific name: Marmota monax.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The commonest North American species of marmot, Arctomys monax, a large rodent quadruped of the family Sciuridæ.
  • n. The green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis. See cut under popinjay.
  • n. In a lathe, a chuck adapted for holding a piece of wood to be operated on.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. reddish brown North American marmot
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marmot   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    groundhog   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    groundhog    whistlepig    squeaver   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mink    woodchucks    orrid    coon    weasel    blue jay    raccoon    nutria    ichneumon    porcupine