Definitions for: Marmot

[n] stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Webster (1913) Definition: Mar"mot, n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus
montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See
Mountain, and Mouse.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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

Marmot squirrel (Zo["o]l.), a ground squirrel or
spermophile.

Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.

See Also: genus Marmota, gnawer, gnawing animal, groundhog, hoary marmot, Marmota, Marmota caligata, Marmota flaviventris, Marmota monax, rockchuck, rodent, whistler, whistling marmot, woodchuck, yellowbelly marmot

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