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woodchuck

noun
🔊/ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
🔊/ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
(also groundhog)
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  1. a small North American animal of the squirrel family美洲旱獭，美洲土拨鼠（北美洲松鼠科动物）Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: alteration (by association with wood) of an American Indian name; compare with Cree wuchak, otchock.