marmot

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Etymology

From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Vulgar Latin *mures montani, the plural form of Latin mus monti (“mountain rat”); akin to Engadin Romansh murmont, Old High German muremunto (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier).

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