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woodchuck — /wood chuk /, n. a stocky North American burrowing rodent, Marmota monax, that hibernates in the winter. Also called chuck, groundhog. [1665 75, Amer.; presumably a reshaping by folk etym. of a word in a Southern New England Algonquian language;… … Universalium
woodchuck — wood·chuck (wo͝od’chŭk′) n. ▸ A large burrowing rodent (Marmota monax) of northern and eastern North America, having a short legged, heavyset body and grizzled brownish fur. Also called groundhog; also called regionally whistle pig. ╂ [By folk… … Word Histories
Woodchuck — Marmota monax Marmota monax … Wikipédia en Français
Groundhog Day — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Groundhog Day caption=Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA. observedby=United States and Canada date=February 2nd celebrations= Observing a groundhog emerging from its burrow and seeing whether it… … Wikipedia
Groundhog Day — February 2, in most parts of the U.S., the day on which, according to legend, the groundhog first emerges from hibernation. If it is a sunny day and the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of wintry weather are predicted. [1870 75, Amer.] * … Universalium
ground-hog day — «GROWND HOG, HG», February 2, the day when the woodchuck (ground hog) is believed to come out of his hole. If the sun is shining and he sees his shadow, the ground hog goes back in his hole and winter continues for six more weeks … Useful english dictionary
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Groundhog — For other uses, see groundhog (disambiguation) and woodchuck (disambiguation). Groundhog Conservation status … Wikipedia
Marmota monax — Waldmurmeltier Waldmurmeltier Systematik Unterordnung: Hörnchenverwandte (Sciuromorpha) Familie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Waldmurmeltier — Systematik Unterordnung: Hörnchenverwandte (Sciuromorpha) Familie … Deutsch Wikipedia
dormancy — /dawr meuhn see/, n. the state of being dormant. [1780 90; DORM(ANT) + ANCY] * * * ▪ biology Introduction state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when… … Universalium
