marmot

Noun

Meaning

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.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

groundhog ground squirrel woodchuck whistler gopher armadillo sleepyhead animal kid dawdle fur drone dummy oberon rodent
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

rodent gnawer

Hyponyms

whistler groundhog woodchuck hoary marmot rockchuck Marmota caligata

Phrases with the word

Alaska marmot black-capped marmot bobak marmot gray marmot long-tailed marmot marmot squirrel

Examples

Sound as a burrow'd marmot he slept On the straw where he'd tumbled fully-dressed that night. Adam Mickiewicz

By 2015, thanks to efforts by the Marmot Recovery Foundation and breeding programs at zoos in Toronto and Calgary, that number has increased to 200 individuals. Source: Internet

Other animals included “roe deer, bear, wolverine, lynx, wolf, Siberian marmot, fox, and sable” (Vasilevich, 626). Source: Internet

Instead of striking, however, it's almost motionless, searching for a marmot or some such creature in the rocks. Source: Internet

“It was good,” the 10-year-old skier said about his first-place performance in the M12 Moguls at the North and South Alberta Winter Games qualifier for moguls and slope style at Marmot Basin in Jasper Jan. Source: Internet

The last significant Russian outbreak of Plague was in Siberia in 1910 after sudden demand for marmot skins (a substitute for sable ) increased the price by 400 percent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

marmose marmoset marmosine marmot squirrel Marmota Marmota caligata