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Webster 1913 Edition
Woodchuck
Wood′chuckˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
A common large North American marmot (
Arctomys monax
). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog
. 2.
(Zool.)
The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
[Prov. Eng.]