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woodchuck

noun
USWUUD-chuk/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Pluralwoodchucks

1 meaning of woodchuck

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    noundialectalNorthern UScountable
    A large, heavy wild animal in the squirrel family that lives on the ground.

    A woodchuck was eating the lettuce in our garden this morning.

    We saw two woodchucks sitting by the side of the road.

    Similargroundhog

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Origin

It comes from a Cree word for an animal called the fisher. English later used the name for the groundhog.