marmot

/'mɑ:plɔt/

Thân thiện

A marmot stands on its hind legs and looks across a sunny mountain meadow.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stocky, coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail, found throughout the northern hemisphere, which hibernates in winter.

Usage

• The word "marmot" is a countable noun used to refer to a specific type of ground-dwelling squirrel. It is typically used in biological, zoological, or general descriptive contexts about wildlife.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The hikers spotted a family of marmots sunning themselves on the rocks.
  • The alpine marmot is known for its loud, whistling alarm call.

Advanced Usage

• "to whistle like a marmot": This phrase is sometimes used informally to describe a very loud, sharp whistle, referencing the marmot's distinctive alarm call.

Variants and Related Words

• Groundhog / Woodchuck (): A specific North American species of marmot.
• Hoary Marmot (): A species found in northwestern North America.
• Alpine Marmot (): A species found in the European Alps.

Synonyms

• Ground squirrel: A broader category of rodents to which marmots belong.
• Rodent: The general order of mammals that includes marmots, though this is a much wider term.

Related Phrases

• Marmot colony: A group of marmots living together in a shared burrow system.

Học thuật

Noun

1. stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter