rockchuck

Definitions of rockchuck
  1. noun
    heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America
    synonyms: Marmota flaviventris, yellowbelly marmot
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    marmot
    stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
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