woodchuck
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noun
a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter.
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| —n | |
| Also called: groundhog a North American marmot, Marmota monax, having coarse reddish-brown fur | |
| [C17: by folk etymology from Cree otcheck fisher, marten] | |
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Woodchuck
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
woodchuck
1674, alteration (influenced by wood (n.)) of Cree (Algonquian) otchek or Ojibwa otchig, "marten," the name subsequently transferred to the groundhog.
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Example sentences
Moles and a woodchuck wreak havoc with the blossoms in the garden.
Brush piles, thickets, and abandoned woodchuck burrows are used for cover.
The woodchuck sleeps in his burrow, with never a whimper, and the hound dog bays the white-circled moon.
True hibernators do get up every few weeks to nibble on food, and in the case of the woodchuck, use an underground toilet room.
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