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wood·chuck
/
ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk
/
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[
w
oo
d
-chuhk
]
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noun
a stocky North American burrowing rodent,
Marmota monax,
that hibernates in the winter.
Also called
chuck
,
groundhog
.
Origin:
1665–75,
Americanism; presumably a reshaping by folk etymology of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language; compare
Narragansett
(E spelling)
ockqutchaun
woodchuck
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woodchuck
(ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk)
—
n
Also called:
groundhog
a North American marmot,
Marmota monax,
having coarse reddish-brown fur
[C17: by folk etymology from Cree
otcheck
fisher, marten]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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