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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: reddish brown North American marmot [syn: groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett ockqutchaun woodchuck Date: 1674 a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S. — called also groundhog

Britannica Concise

Reddish brown or brown species (Marmota monax) of solitary marmot inhabiting fields and forest edges in Alaska, Canada, and the E and central U.S. Woodchucks are 17-20 in. (42-52 cm) long, have a 4-6-in. (10-15-cm) tail, and weigh 4-14 lbs (2-6 kg). They are good diggers, swimmers, and climbers. Their burrows have a main entrance and an escape tunnel. See also Groundhog Day.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a reddish-brown and grey N. American marmot, Marmota monax. Etymology: Amer. Ind. name: cf. Cree wuchak, otchock

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Woodchuck Wood"chuck`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Ground-hog (Arctomys monax).