"woodchuck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/ Forms: woodchucks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog. An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cr|ocêk|ocêk, otchek|fisher}} Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), {{bor|en|oj|ojiig||fisher, marten}} Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian, {{doublet|en|woodshock|notext=1}} woodshock, {{doublet|en|wejack|nocap=1}} doublet of wejack Head templates: {{en-noun}} woodchuck (plural woodchucks)
  1. (Northern US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax. Tags: Northern-US Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Synonyms: groundhog, whistle pig, land-beaver, moonack Translations (rodent of the family Sciuridae): akokodjìc (Algonquin), северноамерикански мармот (english: severnoamerikanski marmot) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ᎣᎦᏅ (oganv) (Cherokee), 美洲旱獺 (Chinese Mandarin), 美洲旱獭 (Měizhōu hàntǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 北美土撥鼠 (Chinese Mandarin), 北美土拨鼠 (Běiměi tǔbōshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), svišť lesní [masculine] (Czech), bosmarmot (Dutch), metsämurmeli (Finnish), marmotte (d’Amérique) [feminine] (French), siffleux [masculine] (French), Waldmurmeltier [neuter] (German), αρκτόμυς (arktómys) [masculine] (Greek), μαρμότα (marmóta) [feminine] (Greek), erdei mormota (Hungarian), marmotta [feminine] (Italian), miškinis švilpikas [masculine] (Lithuanian), dlǫ́ʼátsoh (Navajo), skogmurmeldyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Grundsau (Pennsylvania German), Ieedhunt [masculine] (Plautdietsch), świszcz [masculine] (Polish), świstak amerykański [masculine] (Polish), marmota americana [feminine] (Portuguese), суро́к (surók) [masculine] (Russian), marmota (americana) [feminine] (Spanish), skogsmurmeldjur [neuter] (Swedish), dağ sıçanı (Turkish), munhake (Unami), twrlla [masculine] (Welsh), twrlla llwyd [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "rodent of the family Sciuridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "twrlla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "rodent of the family Sciuridae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "twrlla llwyd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "woodchuck"
}

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