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groundhog

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹaʊndhɒɡ/
  • General-American: /ˈɡɹaʊn(d)ˌ(h)ɔɡ/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˌ(h)ɑɡ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AW1 N D HH AA2 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A red-brown marmot, Marmota monax, native to North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: groundpig, whistle-pig, woodchuck

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The aardvark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of groundlubber

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: groundlubber

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

reddish brown North American marmot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodchuck, Marmota monax

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: marmot

History

Etymology

From ground + hog.

Real reading context

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