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Marmot

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.

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Gnawer 76% connected

One who, or that which, gnaws.

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Rodent 76% connected

Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.

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Whistler 76% connected

One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.

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Woodchuck 76% connected

A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and…

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