woodchuck

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Konzepte

Murmeltier

Waldmurmeltier

Alpenmurmeltier

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Synonyme

groundhog

marmot

chuck

Marmota monax

rockchuck

whistle pig

Übersetzungen

marmotte

marmota

marmot

marmotta americana

marmota canadiense

marmota

αρκτόμυς

marmotta

Marmota marmota

Marmota monax

marmòta

muret

marmota

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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.