Marmot

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmÉ‘rmÉ™t/
• Hyphenation: mar + mot

Origin

From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, Vulgar Latin mures montani, from Latin mus monti 'mountain rat', from Classical Latin mus alpini; akin to Romansch (Engadine) murmont, Old High German muremunto, German dialectal Murmentel, standard Murmeltier.

Full definition of marmot

Noun

1. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and in the squirrel family.

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