First Known Use: 1674
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woodchuck
noun wood·chuck \-ˌchək\
: a small, furry North American animal that lives in the ground
Full Definition of WOODCHUCK
: a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern United States —called also groundhog
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Origin of WOODCHUCK
by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett ockqutchaun woodchuck
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woodchuck
noun wood·chuck \ˈwu̇d-ˌchək\
Definition of WOODCHUCK for Kids
: a reddish brown burrowing animal that is a plant-eating rodent that hibernates during the winter : groundhog
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