| NOUN | animal | marmot | stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere |
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| Meaning | 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 |
| Narrower | groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax | reddish brown North American marmot |
| 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 |
| Spanish | marmota | |
| Catalan | marmota | |
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