Groundhog

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The American marmot, Arctomys monax, more commonly called woodchuck. See cut under Arctomys.
  • noun. The aardvark or ant-eater of Africa, Orycteropus capensis. Also called ground-pig and earth-hog. See cut under aardvark.
  • noun. One of the fat white grubs or larvæ of some beetles, as the June-bug or the May-beetle. Also called white-grub.
  • noun. 4. A Madagascan insectivorous mammal of the family Centetidæ, as the Centetes ecaudatus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot (Marmota monax), also called the woodchuck. It hibernates in the winter.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. reddish brown North American marmot
    • Word Usage
    "Later this week, a certain groundhog will pop his head out of a burrow in Punxsutawney, Pa."
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    ground hog  
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    marmot  
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