woodchuck

Significat (Anglès)

A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

Conceptes

marmota

Sinònims

groundhog

marmot

chuck

Marmota monax

rockchuck

whistle pig

Traduccions

marmotte

marmot

marmota

Murmeltier

Waldmurmeltier

αρκτόμυς

marmotta

marmota canadiense

marmotta americana

marmotte commune

marmota monax

Amérique

siffleux

amérique

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.