n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ ch ə k
Function: noun
Etymology: by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett ockqutchaun woodchuck
Date: 1674
: a grizzled thickset marmot ( Marmota monax ) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S. ― called also groundhog