mar·mot n.
1. Zool. Any rodent of the genus Marmota (formerly Arctomys) of the subfamily
2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
Marmot squirrel Zool., a ground squirrel or spermophile.
Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.
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