woodchuck

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

marmot

Synoniemen

groundhog

marmot

chuck

Marmota monax

rockchuck

whistle pig

Vertalingen

marmotte

marmota

Murmeltier

Waldmurmeltier

marmotta

αρκτόμυς

marmota canadiense

marmotta americana

marmota

marmotte commune

marmota monax

siffleux

-e

Alpenmurmeltier

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.