n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-m ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: French marmotte
Date: 1607
: any of a genus ( Marmota ) of stout-bodied short-legged chiefly herbivorous burrowing rodents of the squirrel family that have coarse fur, a short bushy tail, and very small ears and that hibernate during the winter ― compare WOODCHUCK
marmot