Definition of Marmot

1. Noun. Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter.


Definition of Marmot

1. n. Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck.

Definition of Marmot

1. a burrowing rodent [n -S]

Medical Definition of Marmot

1. 1. Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. Marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. Monax) is the woodchuck. 2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog. Marmot squirrel, a ground squirrel or spermophile. Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog. Origin: It. Marmotta, marmotto, prob. Fr. L. Mus montanus, or mus montis, lit, mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marmot

marmolite
Marmora
marmorated
marmoreal
marmoreally
marmorean
marmorosis
marmose
marmose
marmoses
marmoset
marmoset
marmosets
marmoset virus
marmot (current term)
marmot (current term)
marmota
Marmota
Marmota caligata
Marmota flaviventris
Marmota monax
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marms
Marne River
Maroc
marocain
marocains
maron
marons
maroon

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