Definition of Rockchuck

1. Noun. Heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America.

Exact synonyms: Marmota Flaviventris, Yellowbelly Marmot
Generic synonyms: Marmot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rockchuck

rockabillies
rockabilly
rockable
rockaby
rockabye
rockabyes
rockathon
rockathons
rockaway
rockaways
rockbound
rockbridgeite
rockbun
rockbuns
rockburst
rockchuck (current term)
rockclimbing
rockclimbings
rockcress
rocked
rocked along
rocker
rocker arm
rockered
rockeries
rockers
rockery
rocket
rocket-pack
rocket-packs

Literary usage of Rockchuck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"The rockchuck is most abundant in low, rocky foothills covered with bunch grass ... The rockchuck has many enemies; the - See illustration on page 326. most ..."

2. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"rockchuck or Marmot very abundant in rocky hillsides in certain localities. Notably about Yancey's. where its loud shrill alarm whistle is heard all day ..."

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