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: any of a genus (Marmota) of stout-bodied short-legged chiefly herbivorous burrowing rodents of the squirrel family that have coarse fur, a short bushy tail, and very small ears and that hibernate during the winter compare woodchuck
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So, does our index, or the number of adverse events a marmot experienced early on, explain differences in marmot survival?
—Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Naturalist guide Brooke Edwards of Alaska Wildland Adventures was surprised to hear this comment while explaining to her group that food should not be left out in the open in Denali National Park because animals like bear and marmots would make a grab for it.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2024
The research station, based at the site of a deserted mining town, was a magnet for weirdos and plant lovers, naturalists and marmot chasers, flower people and climate watchers.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Their work revealed that Denisovans could hunt, butcher and process a range of different large and small animals, including woolly rhinos, blue sheep, wild yaks, marmots and birds.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 July 2024
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Etymology
French marmotte
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
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“Marmot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marmot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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marmot
noun
mar·mot
ˈmär-mət
: any of various stout-bodied short-legged burrowing rodents (genus Marmota) with coarse fur, a short bushy tail, and very small ears that are important reservoirs of sylvatic plague
More from Merriam-Webster on marmot
Nglish: Translation of marmot for Spanish Speakers
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