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mar⋅mot
[mahr-muh
t] 
–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)
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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| mar·mot (mär'mət) 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
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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Language Translation for : marmot
Spanish:
cobayo, conejillo de Indias,
German:
das Meerschweinchen,
Japanese:
モルモット
Main Entry: mar·mot
Pronunciation: 'mär-m&t
Function: noun
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged burrowing rodents (genusMarmota) with coarse fur, a short bushy tail, and very small ears that are important reservoirs of sylvatic plague
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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