noun Etymology: by folk etymology from a word of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett ockqutchaun ~ Date: 1674 a grizzled thickset marmot ( Marmota monax ) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S.
WOODCHUCK
Meaning of WOODCHUCK in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012