noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/
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noun
Meaning 1
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groundhog, Marmota monax
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marmot
History
Etymology
Folk-etymological adaption of Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog. An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Algonquin:
akokodjìc
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Bulgarian:
северноамерика́нски мармо́т
(severnoamerikánski marmót)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Catalan:
marmota canadenca
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Cherokee:
ᎣᎦᏅ
(oganv)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Chinese Mandarin:
美洲旱獺 /美洲旱獭
(Měizhōu hàntǎ)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Chinese Mandarin:
北美土撥鼠 /北美土拨鼠
(Běiměi tǔbōshǔ)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Czech:
svišť lesní
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Danish:
skovmurmeldyr
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Dutch:
bosmarmot
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Finnish:
metsämurmeli
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
French:
marmotte (d’Amérique)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
French:
siffleux
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
German:
Waldmurmeltier
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Greek:
αρκτόμυς
(arktómys)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Greek:
μαρμότα
(marmóta)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Hungarian:
erdei mormota
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Italian:
marmotta
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Lithuanian:
miškinis švilpikas
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Navajo:
dlǫ́ʼátsoh
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Norwegian Bokmål:
skogmurmeldyr
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Pennsylvania German:
Grundsau
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Plautdietsch:
Ieedhunt
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Polish:
świszcz
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Polish:
świstak amerykański
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Portuguese:
marmota americana
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Russian:
суро́к
(surók)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Spanish:
marmota (americana)
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Swedish:
skogsmurmeldjur
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Turkish:
dağ sıçanı
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Unami:
munhake
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Welsh:
twrlla
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
Welsh:
twrlla llwyd
— rodent of the family Sciuridae
