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woodchuck

[ wood-chuhk ]

noun

  1. a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter.


woodchuck

/ 藞飞蕣诲藢迟蕛蕦办 /

noun

  1. a North American marmot, Marmota monax, having coarse reddish-brown fur Also calledgroundhog
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of woodchuck1

First recorded in 1665鈥75, Americanism; presumably a reshaping by folk etymology of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language; compare Narragansett ( English spelling) ockqutchaun 鈥渨辞辞诲肠丑耻肠办鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of woodchuck1

C17: by folk etymology from Cree otcheck fisher, marten
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It鈥檚 also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig 鈥 or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language with German roots, a 鈥済rundsau.鈥

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Today is Groundhog Day in the U.S. 鈥 where a woodchuck is tasked with a long-range weather forecast.

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These furry rodents, also called woodchucks, are in the squirrel family.

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But the woodchuck proved to be a mistake.

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Burroughs wore a coat made from woodchuck pelts.

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