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marmot
1. Any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota; such as, the woodchuck.
2. Any of certain related animals; such as, the prairie dogs.
3. Etymology: Italian marmotta, marmotto; probably French and Latin, mus montanus, or mus montis; literallyi, "mountain mouse" or "mountain rat".
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