woodchuck

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n. 土拨鼠

发音

其它 /ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/
US /ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

词形变化

woodchucks 复数 woodchucks

别名

chuck

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

    美洲旱獭

    北美土拨鼠

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

groundhog

上位词 1

marmot

词源

Borrowed from 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.

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