woodchuck

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

marmotte

marmotte des Alpes

Amérique

siffleux

marmota monax

marmotte commune

amérique

Synonymes

groundhog

marmot

chuck

Marmota monax

rockchuck

whistle pig

Traductions

marmot

marmota

Murmeltier

Waldmurmeltier

marmotta

marmota canadiense

marmota

αρκτόμυς

marmotta americana

marmota

Marmota Monax

mamorta del bosque

marmota monax

الفأر الجبليّ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.