woodchuck en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Folk-etymological adaption of Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), 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.
Meanings
- (Northern-US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woodchucks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
groundhog · whistle pig · land-beaver · moonack
Translations (44)
ca marmota canadenca (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · nci cihuatotolixpopoyotl (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · nv dlǫ́ʼátsoh (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · unm munhake (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · ru суро́к (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · fr marmotte (d’Amérique) (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · ja ウッドチャック (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pl świstak amerykański (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · chr ᎣᎦᏅ (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · da skovmurmeldyr (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pot kokjis (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · nl bosmarmot (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · cmn 美洲旱獺 /美洲旱獭 (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · cy twrlla llwyd (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · moh anonhwaráweron (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · tr dağ sıçanı (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · xpq akasq (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pot kwekjis (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · fr siffleux (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · el μαρμότα (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · sv skogsmurmeldjur (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pdt Ieedhunt (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · el αρκτόμυς (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · cs svišť lesní (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · kut nuʔki· (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · de Waldmurmeltier (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · cmn 北美土撥鼠 /北美土拨鼠 (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · nb skogmurmeldyr (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pt marmota americana (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · it marmotta (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · bg северноамерика́нски мармо́т (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · abe agaskw (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pdc Grundsau (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pl świszcz (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · fi metsämurmeli (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · es marmota (americana) (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · cy twrlla (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · nez céꞏxcem (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · hu erdei mormota (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · pqm munimqehs (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · alq akokodjìc (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · umu moonahkeew (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · hur sqwíqw (rodent of the family Sciuridae) · lt miškinis švilpikas (rodent of the family Sciuridae)