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marmot  n.  
1.
(Zool.) Any rodent of the genus Marmota (formerly Arctomys) of the subfamily Sciurinae. The common European marmot (Marmota 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 (Marmota monax) is the woodchuck (also called groundhog), but the name marmot is usually used only for the western variety.
2.
Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
Marmot squirrel (Zool.), a ground squirrel or spermophile.
Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.






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"Marmot" Quotes from Famous Books



... is commonly called the prairie dog is not a dog at all, but one of the Marmot family, which is to be found in Europe and Asia, as well as in America. The only reason for calling it a dog is that, when excited, it utters a cry which is very like the barking of ...
— Chatterbox, 1906 • Various



Words linked to "Marmot" :   Marmota flaviventris, rodent, whistler, whistling marmot, Marmota monax, genus Marmota, rockchuck, flying marmot, yellowbelly marmot, Marmota caligata, groundhog, Marmota, woodchuck, prairie marmot, gnawer, hoary marmot



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