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marmot Stocky, terrestrial rodent of the squirrel family, native to North America, Europe and Asia. Most marmots have brown to grey fur, short, powerful legs, and furry tails. Length, excluding tail: 30–60cm (12–24in); weight: 3–8kg (6.6–16.5lb). Family Sciuridae.

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mar·mot / ˈmärmət/ • n. a heavily built, gregarious, burrowing rodent (genus Marmota) of the squirrel family, typically living in mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America.

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marmot (woodchuck, groundhog, Marmota marmota) See GROUNDHOG; SCIURIDAE.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

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marmot XVII. — F. marmotte, of uncert. orig.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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