groundhog

or ground hog

[ ground-hog, -hawg ]

noun

Origin of groundhog

1
An Americanism dating back to1650–60; ground1 + hog

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British Dictionary definitions for groundhog

groundhog

/ (ˈɡraʊndˌhɒɡ) /


noun
  1. another name for woodchuck

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