Hypertext Webster Gateway: "marmot"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Marmot \Mar"mot\, n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus
montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See
{Mountain}, and {Mouse}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
marmot
n : stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy
tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates
in winter
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