Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The American marmot, Arctomys monax, more commonly called
woodchuck . See cut underArctomys . - noun The aardvark or ant-eater of Africa, Orycteropus capensis. Also called
ground-pig and earth-hog. See cut underaardvark . - noun One of the fat white grubs or larvæ of some beetles, as the June-bug or the May-beetle. Also called
white-grub . - noun 4. A Madagascan insectivorous mammal of the family Centetidæ, as the Centetes ecaudatus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot (
Marmota monax ), also called thewoodchuck . It hibernates in the winter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A red-brown
marmot , Marmota monax, native toNorth America .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
Etymologies
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Examples
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Later this week, a certain groundhog will pop his head out of a burrow in Punxsutawney, Pa.
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The Kepler team has discovered these planets using something my friend Elizabeth describes as the groundhog method - you sit there staring at stars using highly precise instruments, and if you see a shadow, you get another planet.
Kepler 10-b? I thought I was an only planet! Alexandra Petri 2011
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I see your woodchuck and raise you a groundhog, a tougher tonguetwister developed by my sister when she discovered that a woodchuck and a groundhog were the same thing.
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Turns out that Faubel's guest woodchuck - also known as a groundhog, land beaver or whistlepig - is not your typical engine hugger.
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January 6th, 2009 1: 51pm mike why don't you respond to my post on "groundhog"?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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January 6th, 2009 1: 51pm mike why don't you respond to my post on "groundhog"?
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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You roll over and push yourself up we call this the "groundhog" move.
Cameron Elizabeth: 8 months old. Kat 2008
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You roll over and push yourself up we call this the "groundhog" move.
Archive 2008-12-01 Kat 2008
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Because of the accident Gojiri damages her temporal lobe and as a result the contact between her short and long term memory has been lost, so she can only remember what occurred the day before, and will virtually re-live her life as 'groundhog' days.
WN.com - Articles related to Murli Deora, Ashok Chavan visit CPCL desalination plant 2010
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Because of the accident Gojiri damages her temporal lobe and as a result the contact between her short and long term memory has been lost, so she can only remember what occurred the day before, and will virtually re-live her life as 'groundhog' days.
WN.com - Articles related to Murli Deora, Ashok Chavan visit CPCL desalination plant 2010
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