WOODCHUCK


Meaning of WOODCHUCK in English

/ ˈwʊdtʃʌk; NAmE / (also ground·hog ) noun

a small N American animal of the squirrel family

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: alteration (by association with wood ) of an American Indian name; compare with Cree wuchak , otchock .

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