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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; < French marmotte, Old French, apparently noun derivative of marmotter to mutter, murmur (referring to the whistling noises made by such animals), equivalent to marm- imitative base denoting a variety of indistinct, continuous sounds (compare murmur) + -ot(t)er suffix of expressive verbs (though v. is attested only in modern F)
1600–10; < French marmotte, Old French, apparently noun derivative of marmotter to mutter, murmur (referring to the whistling noises made by such animals), equivalent to marm- imitative base denoting a variety of indistinct, continuous sounds (compare murmur) + -ot(t)er suffix of expressive verbs (though v. is attested only in modern F)
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Word Origin & History
marmot
Alpine rodent, c.1600, from Fr. marmotte, from Romansch (Swiss) murmont (assimilated to O.Fr. marmot "monkey"), from L. murem montis "mountain mouse."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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