marmot
any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
any of certain related animals, as the prairie dog
Origin of marmot
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How to use marmot in a sentence
These marmots are larger and far less timid of mankind than the marmots of the Alps.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe marmots, for example, the largest and heaviest of the squirrel family, just love company.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthWith shrill chirping, all the marmots of this colony dived into their holes and gave the desert over to silence.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic RemingtonAfter a long time marmots far away from them came out to protest against the intrusion.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic RemingtonBut, notwithstanding their enemies, the marmots increase in numbers very quickly, and soon over-run a favourable district.
Chatterbox, 1906 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for marmot
/ (ˈmɑːmət) /
any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Marmota, of Europe, Asia, and North America. They are heavily built, having short legs, a short furry tail, and coarse fur
prairie marmot another name for prairie dog
Origin of marmot
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