单词 | canadian marmot |
释义 | > as lemmasCanadian marmot Canadian marmot n. [after French marmotte de Canada (1787 in the passage translated in quot. 1775, or earlier)] now rare the woodchuck, Marmota monax. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Spermophilus (spermophile) > spermophilus empetra Quebec marmot1771 Canadian marmot1775 1775 W. Kenrick et al. tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Animals, Veg., & Minerals III. 318 It is the same with respect to the Canadian marmout or monax [Fr. Monax ou Marmotte de Canada], which some travellers have termed the whistler. 1892 Godey's Lady's Bk. Feb. 184/1 They [sc. woolen dresses] are made with narrow skirts, bordered with the fur of the Canadian marmot. 1904 Jrnl. Physiol. 31 321 These results were obtained with a Canadian marmot when it was rapidly depositing fat during the autumn. 2011 Sherbrooke (Quebec) Record (Nexis) 3 Feb. 4 Arguably the most famous and controversial Canadian marmot to date is Wiarton Willie who has been closely watched for his forecasts since 1956. < as lemmas |
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