ground hog

ground hog
groundhog ground"hog`, ground hog ground" hog` (ground"h[o^]g`), n. A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot ({Marmota monax}), also called the {woodchuck}. It hibernates in the winter.

Syn: woodchuck, {Marmota monax}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • 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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