"moonack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moonacks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Unami munhake, from a root meaning "to dig". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|unm|munhake}} Unami munhake Head templates: {{en-noun}} moonack (plural moonacks)
  1. (US, Maryland, Virginia, possibly dated) A woodchuck. Tags: US, Virginia, dated, possibly Categories (lifeform): Squirrels
    Sense id: en-moonack-en-noun-zr~eyBet Disambiguation of Squirrels: 62 38 Categories (other): American English, Maryland English, Virginia English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14
  2. (US, Maryland, Virginia, possibly dated) A frightful mythical forest creature. Tags: US, Virginia, dated, possibly
    Sense id: en-moonack-en-noun-8OzNmzL5 Categories (other): American English, Maryland English, Virginia English

Inflected forms

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