woodchuck
a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter.
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How to use woodchuck in a sentence
And saying a hasty good afternoon, he popped through his doorway and vanished at Billy woodchuck's feet.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThere was only one reason why Billy woodchuck didn't exactly care to dig a new home for himself in the pasture just then.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyBilly woodchuck exclaimed, for he had heard somewhere that if you want a thing done, you should get a busy person to do it.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyAnd he had already turned away, as if the business were ended, when Billy woodchuck stopped him again.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyBilly woodchuck soon saw that Grandfather Mole was a stubborn old fellow.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for woodchuck
/ (ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk) /
a North American marmot, Marmota monax, having coarse reddish-brown fur: Also called: groundhog
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