marmot
/ˈmɑːmət/noun
1- a heavily built gregarious burrow-ing rodent of both Eurasia and North America, typically living in mountainous country旱獭, 土拨鼠。
1.1
- Genus Marmota, family Sciuridae: several species.旱獭属, 松鼠科, 数种。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French marmotte, probably via Romansch murmont from late Latin mus montanus 'mountain mouse'; compare with French marmotter 'mutter through the teeth'.