marmot
marmot
[ˈmɑːmət]
noun
[ˈmɑːmət]
noun
- a heavily built gregarious burrow-ing rodent of both Eurasia and North America, typically living in mountainous country
旱獭，土拨鼠 - Genus Marmota, family Sciuridae: several species
旱獭属，松鼠科，数种
- early 17th cent.: from French marmotte, probably via Romansch murmont from late Latin mus montanus 'mountain mouse'; compare with French marmotter 'mutter through the teeth'
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