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单词 marmot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mar•mot /ˈmɑrmət/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa short, stout, burrowing animal, as the woodchuck.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mar•mot  (mär′mət),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
  2. Mammalsany of certain related animals, as the prairie dogs.
  • French marmotte, Old French, apparently noun, nominal derivative of marmotter to mutter, murmur (referring to the whistling noises made by such animals), equivalent. to marm- imitative base denoting a variety of indistinct, continuous sounds (compare murmur) + -ot(t)er suffix of expressive verbs (though verb, verbal is attested only in modern French)
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
marmot /ˈmɑːmət/ n
  1. any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Marmota, of Europe, Asia, and North America. They are heavily built, having short legs, a short furry tail, and coarse fur
  2. prairie marmot ⇒
    another name for prairie dog
Etymology: 17th Century: from French marmotte, perhaps ultimately from Latin mūr- (stem ofmūs) mouse + montis of the mountain
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