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woodchuck Definition

☆ wood·chuck (-c̸huk′)

noun

any of several marmots of North America; esp., the common hibernating groundhog (Marmota monax) with coarse, red-brown fur

Etymology: altered by folk etym. < a S New England Algonquian name: cf. ? Narragansett ockqutchaun

woodchuck Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • chuck: DW: Finally Vanessa, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?