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marmot

[ mahr-muht ]

noun

  1. any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
  2. any of certain related animals, as the prairie dog


marmot

/ 藞尘蓱藧尘蓹迟 /

noun

  1. any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Marmota, of Europe, Asia, and North America. They are heavily built, having short legs, a short furry tail, and coarse fur
  2. prairie marmot
    another name for prairie dog
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of marmot1

First recorded in 1600鈥10; from French marmotte, Old French, apparently noun derivative of marmotter 鈥渢o mutter, murmur鈥 (referring to the whistling noises made by such animals), equivalent to marm- imitative base denoting a variety of indistinct, continuous sounds + -ot(t)er suffix of expressive verbs (though verb is attested only in modern French ); murmur
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of marmot1

C17: from French marmotte, perhaps ultimately from Latin 尘奴谤- (stem of 尘奴蝉 ) mouse + montis of the mountain
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We then used this index to gain insights about the survival and longevity of yellow-bellied marmots.

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The researchers collected incisors from rodents that live in different environments: beavers, coypus, squirrels, marmots, rats, voles and mice.

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In the meantime, the visitor center can point you toward alternative year-round destinations and trails open to ramblers from around the world and a diversity of animals, including Roosevelt elks, Olympic marmots and black bears.

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The cries of mammalian infants, for example, can be incredibly similar, to the point that white-tailed deer will respond to whimpers whether they're made by marmots, humans or seals.

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鈥淵ou might think well, species like these: The ptarmigan or the marmots or whatever it is can just go uphill where it鈥檚 as cold as they like it,鈥 Bond said.

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