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woodchuck

[ wood-chuhk ]

noun

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


woodchuck

/ ˈwʊdˌtʃʌk /

noun

  1. a North American marmot, Marmota monax, having coarse reddish-brown fur Also calledgroundhog
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodchuck1

First recorded in 1665–75, Americanism; presumably a reshaping by folk etymology of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language; compare Narragansett ( English spelling) ockqutchaun “woodchuck”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodchuck1

C17: by folk etymology from Cree otcheck fisher, marten
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Example Sentences

It’s also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig — or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language with German roots, a “grundsau.”

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

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

But the woodchuck proved to be a mistake.

Burroughs wore a coat made from woodchuck pelts.

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