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Definition of Marmot

Marmot
Marmot Mar"mot, n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck.

Meaning of Marmot from wikipedia

- Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during...
- refer to: Janine Marmot, British film producer Sir Michael Marmot (born 1945), British scientist Marmot, Oregon, United States Marmot District, Gran Chimú...
- Marmot is an outdoor recreation clothing and sporting goods company founded in 1974 as "Marmot Mountain Works". The company was founded in Grand Junction...
- the name, they are not actually canines; prairie dogs, along with the marmots, chipmunks, and several other basal genera belong to the ground squirrels...
- The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a marmot species that inhabits alpine gr****lands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It...
- Stormy Marmot is a yellow-bellied marmot of the Rocky Mountain region, living in Aurora, Colorado. Every February 2, on Groundhog Day, Stormy makes a...
- family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. A lowland creature of North America, it is found through much of the Eastern...
- The alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a large ground-dwelling squirrel, from the genus of marmots. It is found in high numbers in mountainous areas of...
- Sir Michael Gideon Marmot (born 26 February 1945) is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London. He is currently the Director...
- The ****y marmot (Marmota caligata) is a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America. ****y marmots live near the tree line...