Marmot

['mɑːmət] or ['mɑrmət]

Definition

(noun.) stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter.

Edited by Barton--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.

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Definition

n. a rodent animal about the size of a rabbit which inhabits the higher parts of the Alps and Pyrenees.

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