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单词 marmot
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Definition of marmot in English:

marmot

noun ˈmɑːmətˈmɑrmət
  • A heavily built, gregarious burrowing rodent of mountainous country in both Eurasia and North America.

    Genus Marmota, family Sciuridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Trails starting right outside the door head up to high ridges with views stretching dozens of miles - sightings of mountain goats and marmots are common.
    • Some of these destructive species include beavers, muskrats, elk, deer, voles, marmots, prairie dogs and geese.
    • The Rodentia also includes beavers, muskrats, porcupines, woodchucks, chipmunks, squirrels, prairie dogs, marmots, chinchillas, voles, lemmings, and many others.
    • The alpine marmot is a large ground-dwelling squirrel living in mountain open meadows, preferentially exposed to south.
    • Stop along this byway to hike across broad plateaus and to admire Rocky Mountain goats, moose, black bears, grizzly bears, marmots, and mule deer.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French marmotte, probably via Romansh murmont from late Latin mus montanus 'mountain mouse'.

Rhymes

imamate
 
 

Definition of marmot in US English:

marmot

nounˈmɑrmətˈmärmət
  • A heavily built, gregarious, burrowing rodent of both Eurasia and North America, typically living in mountainous country.

    Genus Marmota, family Sciuridae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stop along this byway to hike across broad plateaus and to admire Rocky Mountain goats, moose, black bears, grizzly bears, marmots, and mule deer.
    • The alpine marmot is a large ground-dwelling squirrel living in mountain open meadows, preferentially exposed to south.
    • Trails starting right outside the door head up to high ridges with views stretching dozens of miles - sightings of mountain goats and marmots are common.
    • Some of these destructive species include beavers, muskrats, elk, deer, voles, marmots, prairie dogs and geese.
    • The Rodentia also includes beavers, muskrats, porcupines, woodchucks, chipmunks, squirrels, prairie dogs, marmots, chinchillas, voles, lemmings, and many others.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French marmotte, probably via Romansh murmont from late Latin mus montanus ‘mountain mouse’.

 
 
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