Woodchuck Definition
wo͝odchŭk
woodchucks
noun
woodchucks
Any of several marmots of North America; esp., the common hibernating groundhog (Marmota monax) with coarse, red-brown fur.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Marmota monax
- groundhog
Other Word Forms of Woodchuck
Noun
Singular:
woodchuck
Plural:
woodchucksOrigin of Woodchuck
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From Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher") or Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten"), subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
From Wiktionary
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An earlier form of this word, "woodshock", still sometimes designated the marten.
From Wiktionary
By folk etymology, probably of New England Algonquian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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