English > marmot: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter. |
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Member of | Marmota, genus Marmota | marmots |
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Narrower | groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax | reddish brown North American marmot |
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hoary marmot, whistler, whistling marmot, Marmota caligata | large North American mountain marmot |
yellowbelly marmot, rockchuck, Marmota flaviventris | Heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America |
Broader | rodent, gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
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Spanish | marmota |
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Catalan | marmota |
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