woodchuck
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels…A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Wie viel Holz würde ein Murmeltier hacken, wenn ein Murmeltier Holz hacken könnte? — Kabelsalat
На дворе трава, на траве дрова. — marafon
Скільки дерев нарубав би бабак, якби бабак міг рубати дрова? — Dionizio
Quetucrois · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(Northern US)A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Waldmurmeltier
суро́кsurók
- reddish brown North American marmot
Examples
3 sentencesHow much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Скільки дерев нарубав би бабак, якби бабак міг рубати дрова? — Dionizio
ruНа дворе трава, на траве дрова. — marafon
deWie viel Holz würde ein Murmeltier hacken, wenn ein Murmeltier Holz hacken könnte? — Kabelsalat
Is it true that a woodchuck sleeps a lot?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Translations
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Origin
Folk-etymological adaption of Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”Folk-etymological adaption of Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
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