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Definition of Marmota
1. Noun. Marmots.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Member holonyms: Marmot
Medical Definition of Marmota
1. A genus of sciuridae consisting of 14 species. They are shortlegged, burrowing rodents which hibernate in winter. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marmota
Literary usage of Marmota
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"Tail short. Upper surface of molars ridged and tuberculous. Dental
Formula :—Incisors, - ; Molars, - — = 22. A. marmota, Schreb., and A. ..."
2. Contributions by University of Minnesota Dept. of Anatomy (1922)
"Absence of chromatolytic Inanition in the woodchuck (marmota monax). J. Comp.
Neur. changes in the central nervous system ..."
3. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Examination of specimens of marmota from northern Colorado reveals pronounced
differences in both color and cranial characters, as compared with marmota f. ..."