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marmot vs. woodchuck

[ mahr-muht ]
noun
  1. any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
  2. any of certain related animals, as the prairie dog
[ wood-chuhk ]
noun
  1. a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter.