Meaning of MARMOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârmut
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| | Definition: | | [n] stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter |
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| | See Also: | | genus Marmota, gnawer, gnawing animal, groundhog, hoary marmot, Marmota, Marmota caligata, Marmota flaviventris, Marmota monax, rockchuck, rodent, whistler, whistling marmot, woodchuck, yellowbelly marmot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"mot\, n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus
montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See
{Mountain}, and {Mouse}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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} (Zo["o]l.), a ground squirrel or
spermophile.
{Prairie marmot}. See {Prairie dog}.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a marmot in your dream means that a person of your opposite sex is serving as a lure to your downfall. |
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