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marmot |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marmot n : stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
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