groundhog
ground·hog
groundhog · groundhogs
сурок
Waldmurmeltier
A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North AmericaA red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
UK/ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/US/ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/
» Did the groundhog see its shadow?
Сурок увидел свою тень?
Meaning
3 sensesA red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.
reddish brown North American marmot
(rare)The aardvark.
(uncommon)Synonym of groundlubber
Examples
13 sentencesDid the groundhog see its shadow?
ruСурок увидел свою тень? — marafon
Will the groundhog see his shadow?
Чи побачить байбак свою тінь? — deniko
deWird das Murmeltier seinen Schatten sehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do groundhogs really sleep a lot?
The groundhog is peeking from his hole.
There's a groundhog over there to the right.
Origin
From ground + hog.From ground + hog.
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Forms
plural: groundhogsSynonyms
5 synonymsgroundpigwoodchuckgroundlubberwhistle-pig
Close in meaning
- reddish brown North American marmot:woodchuckMarmota monax
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedgroundpiggy