woodchuck
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
woodchuck (plural woodchucks)
- (Northern US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
- Synonyms: groundhog, whistle pig, land-beaver, moonack
Translations[edit]
rodent of the family Sciuridae
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Further reading[edit]
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- en:Squirrels