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[mahr-muht] Pronunciation Key
[mahr-muht] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck. |
| 2. | any of certain related animals, as the prairie dogs. |
[Origin: 1600–10; < F marmotte, OF, appar. n. deriv. of marmotter to mutter, murmur (referring to the whistling noises made by such animals), equiv. to marm- imit. base denoting a variety of indistinct, continuous sounds (cf. murmur) + -ot(t)er suffix of expressive verbs (though v. is attested only in mod. F)]
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(mär'mət) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various stocky, coarse-furred, burrowing rodents of the genus Marmota, having short legs and ears and short bushy tails and found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. [French marmotte, from Old French, perhaps from marmotter, to mumble, probably of imitative origin.] |
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| marmot | |
noun | |
| stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Marmot
Mar"mot\, n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. 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 (A. monax) is the woodchuck. 2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog. Marmot squirrel (Zo["o]l.), a ground squirrel or spermophile. Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.
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