woodchuck
noun /ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
/ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
(also groundhog)
- a small North American animal of the squirrel family
Topics Animalsc2美洲旱獭,美洲土拨鼠(北美洲松鼠科动物) 词源late 17th cent.: alteration (by association with wood) of an American Indian name; compare with Cree wuchak, otchock.