"groundhog" meaning in English

See groundhog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/ [General-American], /-ˌ(h)ɑɡ/ [General-American, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-groundhog.wav Forms: groundhogs [plural], ground-hog [alternative], ground hog [alternative]
Etymology: From ground + hog. Etymology templates: {{com|en|ground|hog}} ground + hog Head templates: {{en-noun}} groundhog (plural groundhogs)
  1. A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America. Synonyms: whistle-pig, woodchuck
    Sense id: en-groundhog-en-noun-4av~09hW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, African insectivores, Squirrels Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 1 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 1 4 Disambiguation of African insectivores: 95 2 3 Disambiguation of Squirrels: 62 10 28
  2. (rare) The aardvark. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-groundhog-en-noun-aMw4PKyZ
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of groundlubber Tags: uncommon Synonyms: groundlubber [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-groundhog-en-noun-vfi4TRnF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Groundhog Day, groundhogese, Groundhog Lodge, groundhog punch, Groundhog's Day

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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